Paul Bergman & Sara J Sara J. Berman 
Criminal Law Handbook, The 
Know Your Rights, Survive the System

The criminal justice system is complicated, understand it and your rights



Criminal law is full of complex rules and procedures, but this book demystifies them. It explains how the system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do, and—most important—the options for suspects, defendants, and victims. It also provides critical information on working with a lawyer.



In plain English, The Criminal Law Handbook covers:



search and seizure

arrest, booking, and bail

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arraignment

plea bargains

trials

sentencing

working with defense attorneys

common defenses

constitutional rights

juvenile court

preliminary hearings

appeals, and

public defenders



This edition is completely updated, covering the latest changes in criminal and U.S Supreme Court cases. Written by the authors of Represent Yourself in Court, Paul Bergman, J.D. and Sara Berman, J.D.

Tabella dei contenuti

Introduction

1. Talking to the Police

2. Search and Seizure

3. Arrest: When It Happens, What It Means

4. Eyewitness Identification: Psychology and Procedures

5. Booking and Bail: Checking In and Out of Jail

6. From Suspect to Defendant

7. Criminal Defense Lawyers

8. Understanding the Attorney-Client Relationship in a Criminal Case

9. A Walk Through Criminal Court

10. Arraignments

11. Developing the Defense Strategy

12. Crimespeak: Understanding the Language of Criminal Laws

13. Defensespeak: Common Defenses to Criminal Charges

14. Discovery: Exchanging Information With the Prosecution

15. Investigating the Facts

16. Preliminary Hearings

17. Fundamental Trial Rights of the Defense

18. Basic Evidence Rules in Criminal Trials

19. Motions and Their Role in Criminal Cases

20. Plea Bargains: How Most Criminal Cases End

21. The Trial Process

22. Sentencing

23. Appeals

24. How the Criminal Justice System Works

25. Juvenile Courts and Procedures

26. Prisoners’ Rules

27. Looking Up the Law

Glossary

Circa l’autore

Sara J. Berman received her law degree from UCLA. She is a Professor at the Concord University School of Law, and a founder of the PASS Online Bar Review (www.passlaw.com). She has authored several bar review course texts and legal articles, and has lectured extensively for Bar Passers, West Bar Review, and the Practicing Law Institute. She teaches criminal law, criminal procedure, criminal justice, legal writing and analysis, corporations law, and community property law. She is also the coauthor of Nolo’s Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare & Try a Winning Case.