Lawless, Joseph F.

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.

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--United States.


Prosecutorial misconduct--United States.
Prosecution--Decision making.--United States
Public prosecutors--United States.

KF 9640 / .L38 2008