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Criminal Procedure (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) |
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Book Description
Joel Samaha's CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, Sixth Edition presents in clear, clean prose the central theme in constitutional democracies?balancing the need for government power to protect public safety with the guarantee of individual liberty and privacy. Samaha's straightforward approach helps students grasp the complexities of the criminal justice system.By focusing on comprehension and not memorization, he helps students understand our criminal procedures and why we need ... >> |
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Criminal Law and Procedure (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) |
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Book Description
This successful and time-tested text differs from most texts offered in the applied legal area in that it is the only one appropriate for a combined course in law and procedure?your one-volume solution! Thetext features a classic organization, and traditional presentation of case law, coupled with coverage of recent trends in law and procedure, and ample student pedagogy. The authors' combined legal and practical experience provides students with first-hand insight... >> |
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Executed on a Technicality : Lethal Injustice on America's Death Row |
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From Publishers Weekly
This volume joins a growing list of recent books arguing against the death penalty, particularly by people who once supported it. Dow, a professor at the University of Houston Law Center and founder of the Texas Innocence Network, used to be "somewhere between agnostic and mildly in favor of capital punishment." Then, in 1988, he took on the case of Carl Johnson-and began to change his mind. Johnson's lawyer literally slept through crucial parts of the trial, ... >> |
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