Criminal Procedure and the Constitution 2000

by Jerold H. Israel, Wayne R. LaFave, Yale Kamisar

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND THE COSTITUTION 2000

867 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.