Basic Criminal Procedure: Cases, Comments and Questions

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

Covers due process, retroactivity, the federal supervisory power, and state rights protection. Touches on the right to counsel, transcripts, and other aids such as poverty, equality, and the adversary system. Includes reflections on the police, courts, and the criminal process. Provides insight into arrest, search and seizure, wiretapping, electronic eavesdropping, the use of secret agents to obtain incriminating statements, and the Fourth Amendment.

918 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Janine · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is the worst case book I have ever read in my life, and I have read a lot. Very unorganized, cluttered, confusing layout.

[Alex · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is absolutely the worst casebook I have ever read!

[Dana B]

Oh where to begin with Professor Kamisar!?

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

As textbooks go, this was a good one!