Prosecutorial misconduct law, procedure, forms
Joseph F. Lawless.
- 4th ed.
- Newark, N.J. LexisNexis c2008.
- 1 v. (various pagings) 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The prosecution function -- Grand jury abuses and how to combat them -- Prosecutorial abuse of the decision to charge -- The press and the prosecutor -- Abuses of the discovery process -- Plea negotiations, plea agreements, and pretrial strategy -- Unnecessary delay -- Prosecutorial abuses in jury selection -- Prosecutorial abuses in opening and closing argument -- Pretrial maneuvering : misconduct in the evidentiary proceedings -- Mistrials, double jeopardy, and problems at retrial -- Prosecutorial misconduct at sentencing -- Actions and sanctions for prosecutorial misconduct -- Stings, scams, future trends, and collateral attacks.
9781422422137 1422422135
2009419829
--United States.
Prosecutorial misconduct--United States. Prosecution--Decision making.--United States Public prosecutors--United States.