Preface | p. xi |
Legal Foundations of Criminal Justice | p. 1 |
Fundamentals of Criminal Law and Procedure | p. 2 |
Introduction | p. 3 |
What Is a Crime? | p. 4 |
Civil and Criminal Law | p. 7 |
The Origins and Sources of the Criminal Law | p. 7 |
Constitutional Limitations on the Criminal Justice System | p. 12 |
Stages in the Criminal Process | p. 13 |
Criminal Punishment | p. 20 |
Organization of the Criminal Justice System | p. 26 |
Introduction | p. 27 |
Legislatures | p. 27 |
Law Enforcement Agencies | p. 30 |
Prosecutorial Agencies | p. 32 |
Defense Attorneys | p. 34 |
Juries | p. 35 |
The Courts | p. 36 |
The Juvenile Justice System | p. 43 |
The Corrections System | p. 44 |
The Substantive Criminal Law | p. 49 |
Constitutional Limitations on the Prohibition of Criminal Conduct | p. 50 |
Introduction | p. 51 |
The Power to Enact Criminal Laws | p. 52 |
Bills of Attainder and Ex Post Facto Laws | p. 54 |
The Bill of Rights | p. 55 |
The First Amendment Freedom of Expression | p. 56 |
Freedom of Assembly | p. 60 |
Free Exercise of Religion | p. 61 |
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms | p. 63 |
The Doctrines of Vagueness and Overbreadth | p. 63 |
The Prohibition Against Cruel and Unusual Punishments | p. 65 |
The Constitutional Right of Privacy | p. 65 |
Equal Protection of the Laws | p. 67 |
Standards of Judicial Review | p. 68 |
The Importance of State Constitutions | p. 68 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 72 |
Brandenburg v. Ohio | p. 72 |
Miller v. California | p. 73 |
Griswold v. Connecticut | p. 75 |
Elements of Crimes and Parties to Crimes | p. 77 |
Introduction | p. 78 |
The Actus Reus (The Act Requirement) | p. 78 |
The Mens Rea (The Criminal Intent Requirement) | p. 81 |
The Strict Liability Offenses | p. 86 |
The Causation Requirement | p. 87 |
Parties to a Crime | p. 88 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 92 |
People v. Valot | p. 92 |
Morissette v. United States | p. 92 |
Inchoate Offenses | p. 95 |
Introduction | p. 96 |
Attempt | p. 96 |
Solicitation | p. 99 |
Conspiracy | p. 101 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 109 |
Bucklew v. State | p. 109 |
State v. Keen | p. 111 |
Gomez v. People | p. 113 |
Offenses Against Persons | p. 115 |
Introduction | p. 116 |
Assaultive Offenses | p. 117 |
Homicide | p. 121 |
Suicide | p. 132 |
Rape and Sexual Battery | p. 135 |
Abortion | p. 144 |
Abusive Offenses | p. 146 |
False Imprisonment and Kidnapping | p. 148 |
Civil Rights Offenses | p. 152 |
Hate Crimes | p. 154 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 158 |
State v. Towers | p. 158 |
State v. Corder | p. 159 |
Manuel v. State | p. 160 |
State v. Studham | p. 162 |
State v. Rothenberg | p. 163 |
State v. Snider | p. 165 |
Crimes Against Property | p. 167 |
Introduction | p. 168 |
The Common-Law Theft Offenses | p. 168 |
The Modern Approach to Theft Offenses | p. 171 |
Robbery | p. 175 |
Forgery and Uttering a Forged Instrument | p. 179 |
Worthless Checks | p. 181 |
Access Device Fraud | p. 182 |
Habitation Offenses | p. 183 |
Malicious Mischief | p. 187 |
Extortion | p. 187 |
Defenses to Property Crimes | p. 188 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 191 |
State v. Richard | p. 191 |
Jones v. Commonwealth | p. 192 |
Holloway aka Ali v. United States | p. 193 |
State v. Gomez | p. 194 |
State v. Feldt | p. 196 |
State v. Tonnisen | p. 197 |
Offenses Against Public Morality | p. 199 |
Introduction | p. 200 |
Criminal Prohibitions of Sexual Conduct | p. 202 |
Indecent Exposure | p. 207 |
Obscenity | p. 208 |
Profanity | p. 213 |
Gambling | p. 214 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 220 |
Bowers v. Hardwick | p. 220 |
Campbell v. Sundquist | p. 222 |
Austin v. State | p. 224 |
Radey v. State | p. 226 |
United States v. Pinelli | p. 227 |
Alcohol and Drug Offenses | p. 230 |
Introduction | p. 231 |
Drug Offenses | p. 231 |
Drug Courts: A New Approach | p. 235 |
Intoxication Offenses | p. 237 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 242 |
Robinson v. California | p. 242 |
Embry v. State | p. 243 |
Powell v. Texas | p. 244 |
People v. Randolph | p. 246 |
White-Collar and Organized Crime | p. 248 |
Introduction | p. 249 |
Legal Principles Governing White-Collar Crimes | p. 249 |
Common Federal White-Collar Crimes | p. 251 |
Organized Crime | p. 259 |
Defenses in White-Collar and Organized Crime Cases | p. 262 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 265 |
Evans v. United States | p. 265 |
United States v. Gambino | p. 267 |
United States v. Lewis | p. 268 |
Offenses Against Public Health and the Environment | p. 271 |
Introduction | p. 272 |
Public Health Legislation | p. 272 |
Planning and Zoning Laws | p. 275 |
The Scope of Federal and State Environmental Statutes | p. 276 |
Noise Pollution | p. 281 |
Antismoking Legislation | p. 283 |
Wildlife Protection Laws | p. 283 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 287 |
United States v. Sellers | p. 287 |
Offenses Against Public Order and Safety | p. 289 |
Introduction | p. 290 |
Breaches of the Peace | p. 290 |
Vagrancy, Loitering, and Curfews | p. 294 |
Motor Vehicle Violations | p. 299 |
Weapons Offenses | p. 300 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 305 |
Commonwealth v. Young | p. 305 |
City of Chicago v. Morales | p. 306 |
State v. Young | p. 310 |
United States v. Evans | p. 311 |
United States v. Lopez | p. 311 |
Offenses Against Justice and Public Administration | p. 313 |
Introduction | p. 314 |
Bribery | p. 314 |
Perjury | p. 317 |
Obstruction of Justice | p. 320 |
Resisting Arrest | p. 321 |
Compounding a Crime | p. 322 |
Escape | p. 323 |
Contempt | p. 325 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 330 |
State v. Gustafson | p. 330 |
United States v. Scott | p. 331 |
State v. Blanton | p. 333 |
State v. Ring | p. 335 |
Criminal Responsibility and Defenses | p. 336 |
Introduction | p. 337 |
Defenses in General | p. 337 |
Defenses Asserting Lack of Capacity to Commit a Crime | p. 338 |
Defenses Asserting Excuse or Justification | p. 344 |
Defenses Justifying the Use of Force | p. 350 |
Defenses Based on Constitutional and Statutory Authority | p. 357 |
Defenses Based on Improper Government Conduct | p. 362 |
Nontraditional Defenses | p. 366 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 373 |
Latimore v. State | p. 373 |
United States v. Freeman | p. 374 |
State v. Freeman | p. 375 |
People v. Greene | p. 377 |
Cruz v. State | p. 379 |
Law Enforcement and Criminal Procedure | p. 381 |
Search and Seizure | p. 382 |
Introduction | p. 383 |
Historical Background | p. 383 |
When, Where, and to Whom the Fourth Amendment Applies | p. 385 |
The Scope of Privacy Protected by the Fourth Amendment | p. 390 |
The Warrant Requirement | p. 393 |
Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement | p. 401 |
Exceptions to the Probable Cause Requirement | p. 406 |
Technology and the Fourth Amendment | p. 409 |
The Exclusionary Rule | p. 411 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 417 |
Katz v. United States | p. 417 |
Illinois v. Gates | p. 419 |
United States v. Ross | p. 421 |
Mapp v. Ohio | p. 423 |
United States v. Leon | p. 424 |
Arrest, Interrogation, and Identification Procedures | p. 427 |
Introduction | p. 428 |
Arrest | p. 429 |
Investigatory Detention | p. 434 |
Roadblocks and Sobriety Checkpoints | p. 438 |
Requests for Information or Identification | p. 440 |
Interrogation and Confessions | p. 441 |
Identification Procedures | p. 445 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 451 |
Tennessee v. Garner | p. 451 |
Whren v. United States | p. 455 |
Miranda v. Arizona | p. 453 |
New York v. Quarles | p. 458 |
United States v. Wade | p. 460 |
The Pretrial Process | p. 463 |
Introduction | p. 464 |
The Right to Counsel | p. 464 |
Disposition of Petty Offenses | p. 469 |
The Initial Court Appearance | p. 469 |
Pretrial Release and Pretrial Detention | p. 470 |
The Formal Charging Process | p. 473 |
The Grand Jury | p. 475 |
Extradition | p. 477 |
Jurisdiction and Venue | p. 478 |
Joinder and Severance | p. 479 |
Pretrial Motions | p. 482 |
Arraignment | p. 484 |
Plea Bargaining | p. 485 |
Availability of Compulsory Process | p. 487 |
Pretrial Discovery | p. 487 |
The Right to a Speedy Trial | p. 490 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 494 |
Scott v. Illinois | p. 494 |
United States v. Salerno | p. 496 |
United States v. Calandra | p. 498 |
Boykin v. Alabama | p. 500 |
Bordenkircher v. Hayes | p. 501 |
The Criminal Trial | p. 504 |
Introduction | p. 505 |
Constitutional Rights Pertaining to the Criminal Trial | p. 505 |
Selection of the Jury | p. 509 |
Free Press Versus Fair Trial | p. 514 |
"Order in the Court" | p. 516 |
The Rules of Evidence | p. 518 |
The Trial Process | p. 528 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 541 |
Williams v. Florida | p. 541 |
Batson v. Kentucky | p. 543 |
Jackson v. State | p. 546 |
Sentencing and Punishment | p. 549 |
Introduction | p. 550 |
Contemporary Forms of Criminal Punishment | p. 552 |
The Death Penalty | p. 556 |
The Sentencing Stage of the Criminal Process | p. 564 |
Granting and Revoking Probation | p. 569 |
Statutory Approaches to Incarceration | p. 571 |
The Rights of Prisoners | p. 577 |
The Rights of Crime Victims | p. 581 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 585 |
Furman v. Georgia | p. 585 |
Gregg v. Georgia | p. 589 |
Payne v. Tennessee | p. 591 |
Apprendi v. New Jersey | p. 594 |
Koon v. United States | p. 597 |
Appeal and Postconviction Relief | p. 600 |
Introduction | p. 601 |
Appeal of Right | p. 601 |
The Appellate Process | p. 606 |
Postconviction Relief | p. 613 |
Nonjudicial Remedies Available to Persons Convicted of Crimes | p. 618 |
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions | p. 622 |
Douglas v. California | p. 622 |
Felker v. Turpin | p. 624 |
Access to the Law Through Legal Research | p. 628 |
The Nature of Legal Research | p. 628 |
Primary Legal Sources | p. 628 |
Secondary Sources | p. 637 |
Computerized Legal Research | p. 642 |
How to Research a Specific Point of Law | p. 643 |
Conclusion | p. 645 |
The Constitution of the United States of America | p. 646 |
Glossary | p. 660 |
Table of Cases | p. 687 |
Index | p. 695 |
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