Criminal Procedure and the Constitution, 1997: Leading Supreme Court Cases and Introductory Text

by Israel; Kamisar; Lafave, Wayne R. LaFave, Yale Kamisar

This title is the work of nationally renowned experts on the subject of constitutional criminal procedure. It is ideally suited for a survey course designed to explore and critically examine how the U.S. Supreme Court has dealt with a wide range of highly controversial issues that arise at various stages of the criminal process. Considerable effort has been made to set forth the views of all members of the Court in landmark and important recent cases.

857 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Shelby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disclaimer: This is 4/5 on the casebook scale, not to be compared to novels and non-casebooks that I read for joy (rather than for grades).

Pros:
- Cases from this century
- Topics everyone should learn about / understand

Cons:
- 10,000 editions (I just kinda feel like they’re all the exact same)

Note: I read the 2024 edition, which is not yet available for review

[Pearse Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read a third of the 2019 edition of this textbook for Criminal Law, and it was a long read on thin pages with less introduction that I would've wanted, but still an important selection of new and old criminal cases that the Supreme Court decided on. About a month and a half into the class I started to read the cases easily, understand the rhetoric and arguments used inside these pages, which felt good, like I was discovering a new language. I wish the book had helped more in that learning process, for being an introductory text. 5/10.

[Sean Camoni · Rating 2 out of 5]

I may be jaded by the quality of the course, but the book isn't any great shakes. No notes, no context, barely any intros. Important cases summed up in footnotes with barely any context.

[Louise · Rating 1 out of 5]

Poorly edited. A lot more text could have been cut from the cases & there wasn't much explanatory material. I basically could've just used Westlaw & saved a lot of money.