The greatest criminal cases : changing the course of American law / J. Michael Martinez.
| Author/creator | Martinez, J. Michael |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2014. |
| Description | 1 online resource (284 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Hurtado v. California (1884) and nineteenth-century criminal procedure -- Weeks v. United States (1914) and the origins of the exclusionary rule -- Olmstead v. United States (1928) and wiretapping the "baby lieutenant" -- Powell v. Alabama (1932) and the Scottsboro boys -- Brown v. Mississippi (1936) and fundamental fairness -- Mapp v. Ohio (1961) and the exclusionary rule redux -- Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) and the right to counsel -- Miranda v. Arizona (1966) and the right to remain silent -- Katz v. United States (1967) and the right to privacy -- Terry v. Ohio (1968) and the stop-and-frisk search -- Chimel v. California (1969) and searches incident to arrest -- United States v. Leon (1984) and a good faith exception to the exclusionary rule -- California v. Hodari D (1991) and determining when a "seizure" occurs -- Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006) and trial by jury. |
| Abstract | This fascinating book recounts the compelling stories behind 14 of the most important criminal procedure cases in American legal history. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Trials, litigation, etc. |
| ISBN | 9781440828690 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1440828695 (electronic bk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |