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Basic Criminal Procedure (American Casebook Series)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 345.7305
EAN: 9780314159601
Edition: 11
ISBN: 0314159606
Label: West
Manufacturer: West
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1285
Publication Date: August 05, 2005
Publisher: West
Release Date: August 05, 2005
Studio: West
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Editorial Review:
Contains an overview of the criminal justice process, including the nature and scope of the Fourteenth Amendment. Also covers due process, retroactivity, the federal "supervisory power," and state rights protection. Touches on the right to counsel, transcripts, and other aids such as poverty, equality, and the adversary system. Includes reflections on the police, courts, and the criminal process. Provides insight into arrest, search and seizure, wiretapping, electronic eavesdropping, the use of secret agents to obtain incriminating statements, and the Fourth Amendment.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Worst law school textbook I have ever seen
I agree with all the other reviewers here and it makes me feel a little bit better about myself. This book is the worst organized, rambling mess I have ever seen. There are cases referred to for one sentence on one page early in the book, which refer to another spot later in the book with another 3 sentences. I have never seen so many note cases either. Why couldn't the author simply provide a seminal case with a few notes afterward like every other well written text? Awful, terrible waste of ... Read More
Rating: - Worst law textbook
I agree with the other reviewers. Not only are the note cases useless, but it felt like the book was written by some senile old man who forgot to put in important information so rather than editing the material, he added rambling footnotes... to nearly every page. Reading for law school is exhausting enough without having to wade through this horribly organized, incoherent excuse for a book.
Rating:  - Only buy it if you must
This was a required book for my criminal procedure course in law school. I hate to say it, b/c I usually only write a positive review but this book is awful. It is terribly organized, and at times it was actually difficult to decipher what case I was actually reading. Obviously buy it if it's required for a course you are taking, otherwise, don't bother unless you enjoy being frustrated and confused.
Rating: - Worst criminal procedure text of all time!
This is, by far, the worst law text that I have ever had to endure. Not only are the major topics organized in a manner that defies all logical explanation, but the note cases are completely useless. I'm almost half-way through my criminal procedure course and have no idea what I need to know for the bar exam. I strongly suggest purchasing a supplement and/or alternative text in order to compensate for the many deficiencies of this book.
I would have given this book zero stars, if possible.
Rating: - Poorly Organized and Edited
I am a law student, so I have read several law-related textbooks. This textbook is, by far, the most poorly organized course book I have had to endure. This is the time of year when law students everywhere are taking part in the old tradition of condensing their course notes into outlines that can be used to study for upcoming final exams. Converting the major points from this book into a coherent outline is grueling, because the textbook is "organized" in such a schizophrenic manner. At one point in ... Read More
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