Author Description

This successful and time-tested text features a classic organization, and traditional presentation of case law, coupled with coverage of recent trends in law and ample student pedagogy. The authors' combined legal and practical experience provides students with first-hand insights into the American legal system. Utilizing extensive case material, this book covers the historical background of criminal law and has been thoroughly updated to include the latest Supreme Court decisions. With forty pages less than the previous edition, this Fourth Edition is more manageable and accessible than ever. This is one of two "splits" of the combined CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE, Fifth Edition text (2005, Wadsworth) by the same authors.