Criminal procedure II : from bail to jail /
Richard G. Singer.
- 2nd ed.
- Frederick, MD : Aspen Publishers, c2008.
- xxi, 420 p. ; 25 cm.
- Examples & explanations series .
- Examples & explanations series. .
Includes index.
Introduction -- Early decisions about the newly arrested defendant -- Charging decisions -- The grand jury: gathering information and overseeing the prosecutor's charging -- Alternatives to the grand jury: informations and preliminary hearings -- Evidence disclosure (discovery) -- Pleas of guilt and bargained pleas -- The jury -- Double jeopardy -- Speedy trial -- Assistance of counsel -- Sentencing -- Appeals and collateral attack -- Non-criminal remedies for unacceptable lawyering -- Victim's rights.