A concise, easy to understand survey of the law of criminal procedure. Includes: right to counsel, arrest, search and seizure, self-incrimination, other police procedures, pretrial proceedings, guilty pleas and plea bargaining, the trial, sentencing, double jeopardy and post-conviction.
The Supreme Court's Authority 1Introduction 1Review Of Congressional Acts 1Review Of State Laws 2Review Of State Court Judgments 2Congress' Authority To Limit Federal Court Jurisdiction 2Supreme Court Jurisdiction And Practice 3Required Conditions For Constitutional Adjudication 4State Sovereign Immunity 7Case Clips 8National Power And Commerce Power 35National Power 35Commerce Power 37Case Clips 42Other National Powers 57The Taxing Power 57The Spending Power 58War, Treaty, And Foreign Affairs Powers 58Congressional And Judicial Powers 59Case Clips 61State Regulation And The National Economy 73The Dormant Commerce Clause 73Congressional Regulation Of Federal-State Relations 75Other Elements Of Federalism 76Case Clips 79Separation Of Powers 109Introduction 109Legislative Process And Enforcement: Congress And ThePresident 109"Necessary And Proper" Exercise Of Authority 110Foreign Affairs 111Federal Control Of Citizenship Status 112Exercise Of Government Police Power 113Federal Immunities 113Executive Powers: Appointment, Removal, And Pardon 115Power Of Legislative Inquiry 115Case Clips 117The Bill Of Rights And The States: Procedural Due Process 143The Bill Of Rights And The States 143Fourteenth Amendment 143Procedural Due Process 145Case Clips 14914th Amendment Substantive Rights / Constitutional Economic Rights / Bills Of Attainder / Ex Post Facto Laws 187Introduction 187Substantive Due Process - Economic Regulation 188Other Constitutional Protection Of Economic Rights 189Protection Of Non-Economic Rights 190Scope Of Liberty And Property 192Other Restrictions 192Case Clips 194Equal Protection 225Overview 225Standards Of Review 225Suspect Classifications 227Fundamental Rights 230Non-Fundamental Principles 232Case Clips 233Post Civil War Amendments And Civil Rights Legislation 303Introduction 303State Action 304Congressional Enforcement 306Case Clips 309Freedom Of Expression 331Introduction 331Restricting Speech Based On Content: Subversive Advocacy 331The Limits Of First Amendment Protection 332Pervasive Themes 337Governmental Interests And The Public Forum 339The First Amendment And The Political Campaign Process 342More Special Contexts: Education And Labor 342Freedom Of Association 343Government Power And The First Amendment 344Case Clips 347The Constitution And Religion 429Introduction 429The Establishment Clause 429The Free Exercise Clause 431Case Clips 433Table Of Cases 461