Michael D Cicchini

Tried and Convicted

How Police, Prosecutors, and Judges Destroy Our Constitutional Rights

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Produktbeschreibung

Tried and Convicted offers a controversial look at how our constitutional rights are often circumvented by the criminal justice system with impunity. Readers interested in personal liberties and rights will be intrigued by the ways in which those rights may be trampled should they enter the criminal justice system on the criminal end.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9781442217171
• ISBN-10: 1442217170
• Artikelnr.: 35208064

Autorenporträt

By Michael D. Cicchini JD

Inhaltsangabe

Disclaimer Introduction   1 "How the Hell Did I Wind Up Here?" 2 The Nature
of Constitutional Rights 3 "How Can You Defend Those People?" 4
Self-Incrimination: You (Sort of) Have the Right to Remain Silent 5
Privacy: You Have the Right to Be Secure in Your Home (Unless We Really
Want to Come In) 6 Confrontation: You (Might) Have the Right to
Cross-examine Your Accuser 7 Taking a Step Back: Some Procedural Basics 8
You Have the Right to a Speedy Trial 9 A Fair and Impartial Jury of Your
Peers? 10 Judicial Bias: A Fair Trial in a Fair Tribunal? 11 Prosecutor
Misconduct and the "Harmless Error" 12 Plea Bargaining: A Deal Is (Not) a
Deal 13 Sentencing: Let the Punishment Exceed the Crime 14 You Have the
Right to the Effective Assistance of Counsel 15 Moving Forward Further
Reading About the Author