Criminal Procedure: Investigation

Combining first-hand knowledge of the criminal procedure system with stellar constitutional law scholarship, Levenson and Chemerinsky now offer a free-standing and student-friendly casebook that focuses on the investigation phase of criminal procedure.PbrWritten in the eminently articulate style that characterizes Chemerinsky s Constitutional Law casebook, Criminal Procedure: Investigation offers:BRbrstraightforward essays by the authors that illuminate principal and minor casesBRbra first-chapter overview of criminal procedure that looks atbrthe roles of the participantBRbrthe progression of a case through the systemBRbrkey procedural rules and governing principlesBRbrthe Incorporation DoctrineBRbrthe test for determining when new procedural rules should be applied retroactivelyBRbra consistent and systematic chapter structure thatBRbrintroduces the topicBRbrdiscusses the history and development of the lawBRbrcites examples from recent cases where the key issues have been raisedBRbroffers an analytic critique of the resolution of the issueBRbrchronologically organized chapterBR topics that mirror the sequential ordering of the investigation processBRbrsamples of legal pleadings that exemplify attorneys actual argumentsBRbra panoramic perspective on practice as conveyed through the eyes of prosecutors, defense counsel, judges, police, and victimsBRbrSupreme Court cases from the 2006-2007 term BRbra detailed Teacher s Manual that offers questions and answers to support teaching and fuel class discussionBRbran expanded teaching package that includes PowerPoint slides, a DVD that presents the facts and backgrounds of several key cases, and an author website BRbrSure, it is a pleasure to teach and to read, but you could decide to adopt it simply for the wealth of experience and expertise that Chemerinsky and Levenson bring to their subject.