NCJ Number
125682
Editor(s)
L L Weinreb
Date Published
1990
Length
990 pages
Annotation
This book presents edited versions of leading U.S. Supreme Court cases pertaining to constitutional issues in criminal justice.
Abstract
Chapter 1 presents selected provisions of the U.S. Constitution, specifically amendments 1-10 and 14 of the Bill of Rights. Other chapters present edited U.S. Supreme Court decisions on various constitutional issues pertaining to the processing of criminal cases. Forty-four Supreme Court decisions cover arrest and search and seizure. Some of these cases are grouped under "remedies," "stop-and-frisk," and "investigation." The chapter of cases dealing with the privilege against self-incrimination contains 21 cases. Chapters with a lesser number of cases cover the constitutional issues of due process of law; electronic surveillance, agents and informers, and entrapment; the right to counsel; lineups; preliminary examination; bail; the right to a speedy trial; plea bargaining; trial by jury; trial procedures; double jeopardy; sentencing; and collateral attack. The editor has eliminated material largely irrelevant to criminal justice, historical material without current importance for constitutional development, and peripheral analyses of prior cases. The material includes concurring and dissenting opinions that substantially contribute to the issue examined. Footnotes list the justices who did not join one of the reproduced opinions. Table of cases.