TY - BOOK AU - Wims,Michael D. AU - Rubin,Jack B. AU - Ambrose,Charles ED - American Bar Association. TI - How to try a murder case: pretrial and trial guidelines for prosecution and defense SN - 9781616320850 AV - KF 9306 .W56 2011 U1 - 345.73/025230269 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Chicago, Ill. PB - American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section KW - Murder KW - United States KW - Trial practice KW - Local KW - Defense Criminal procedure KW - Criminal procedure N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; I know criminal law, so how is a murder case any different? -- Early involvement : the prosecution -- The investigation -- The crime scene -- The arrest -- Post-arrest interrogations -- Offenses, charges, pleadings, and defenses -- Dealing with the media -- Discovery -- Negotiations -- Mental defenses and mental health issues -- Pretrial matters -- Jury de-selection -- Opening statements -- Trial presentation -- Closing arguments -- Sentencing -- Practice points ER -