NCJ Number
78913
Editor(s)
G P Naftalis
Date Published
1980
Length
399 pages
Annotation
Written primarily for criminal defense lawyers, this volume provides detailed information about the main substantive areas of prosecution for white-collar crimes and presents techniques for coping with these areas and with the various stages of the white-collar criminal process.
Abstract
Antitrust violations, Federal securities laws prosecutions, income tax evasion, and extortion are treated as prime examples of white-collar crimes, while overlaying charges of conspiracy and corporate criminal liability also receive detailed analysis. A chapter on the representation of persons in connection with the Federal investigation of white-collar crimes focuses on such topics as the decision to represent, cooperation with immunity, protecting investigative material from compelled disclosure, and interposition of the privilege against self-incrimination. The chapter on pretrial motions examines discovery in criminal proceedings and such substantive motions as severance motions, motions to suppress, motions to dismiss, and motions for a change of venue. A discussion of the use of expert testimony in white-collar cases covers the function of the expert witness, illustrative cases, preparation for trial, and techniques for handling the prosecution's expert. The final chapter discusses sentencing and postsentencing remedies, with emphasis on the presentence investigation, preparation for sentencing, the sentencing hearing, and the law of sentencing. Footnotes with references accompany each chapter. A table of cases; a table of statutes, rules, and regulations; and an index are also provided. For separate chapters, see NCJ 78914-78922.