Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal A Systems Approach

Name: Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9780766819658

ISBN-10: 0766819655

ISBN-13: 9780766819658

Edition: 2nd 2001

Authors: James W. H. McCord, Sandra L. McCord

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This comprehensive book explores the role of the paralegal in criminal law. It places the reader in a law office setting and provides sample cases that track through the system. Readers work through a criminal case from intake interviews through sentencing and appeal, while performing the tasks required of a criminal law paralegal. The book's unique perspective offers insight for anyone interested in the paralegal's role in criminal law. ALSO AVAILABLE - INSTRUCTOR'S SUPPLEMENT: Instructor's Guide (ISBN# 0-7668-1966-). Call Customer Support to Order.

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List price: $111.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 12/19/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 656
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.948
Language: English

Table of Exhibits	p. xvii
Table of Cases	p. xix
Preface	p. xxxv
Foundations of Criminal Law	p. 3
Introduction	p. 4
Overview of the Legal System	p. 4
Rule of Law	p. 4
The Constitution	p. 4
Separation of Powers	p. 5
Police Power	p. 5
Criminal Law	p. 6
Purpose of Criminal Law	p. 6
Sources of Criminal Law	p. 7
Model Penal Code	p. 8
Administrative Crime	p. 8
International Crime	p. 8
Change in the Criminal Law	p. 8
Divisions of Criminal Law	p. 9
Due Process	p. 9
Classification of Crimes	p. 9
Punishment and Criminal Law	p. 10
Introduction	p. 10
Retribution	p. 10
Deterrence	p. 11
Rehabilitation	p. 12
Critical Reason and Criminal Law	p. 13
The Dilemma of Crime in a Free Society	p. 14
Crime in the United States	p. 15
Current State of Crime	p. 15
Reasons for Drop in Crime	p. 15
Special Concerns: Present and Future	p. 16
Practical Considerations for the Study of Criminal Law	p. 17
The Significance of Studying Criminal Law	p. 17
About This Text: Applying State Law	p. 17
The System Folder	p. 17
Sample Cases	p. 18
Case I	p. 18
Case II	p. 19
Case III	p. 19
Case IV	p. 19
Case V	p. 20
Case VI	p. 20
Conclusion	p. 20
Administration of Criminal Justice and the Role of the Paralegal	p. 25
Introduction	p. 26
Law Enforcement Agencies	p. 26
Prosecutorial Agencies	p. 27
Defense Bar	p. 28
Corrections Agencies	p. 28
Criminal Court System	p. 29
Court Structure	p. 29
Jurisdiction	p. 29
Criminal Procedure	p. 30
Professional Ethics in Criminal Law Practice	p. 34
Introduction	p. 34
Adversary System	p. 34
Role of the Prosecutor	p. 35
Role of the Defense Attorney	p. 36
Role of the Judge	p. 38
Role of the Paralegal	p. 38
Paralegal Tasks in Criminal Law Offices	p. 38
Paralegal Ethical Responsibilities	p. 40
Other Professional Considerations	p. 42
Professional Development	p. 43
Conclusion	p. 44
Components of a Crime	p. 49
Introduction	p. 50
Harm or Likely Harm: the Classification of Crimes	p. 50
Actus Reus	p. 51
Introduction	p. 51
Voluntary and Involuntary Acts	p. 51
Omissions	p. 52
Possession	p. 53
Status	p. 54
Mens REA	p. 54
Introduction	p. 54
Model Penal Code Definitions	p. 55
General, Specific, and Transferred Intent	p. 57
Concurrence	p. 57
Strict Liability	p. 58
Causation	p. 59
Introduction	p. 59
Foreseeable Consequences	p. 60
Supervening or Superseding Causes	p. 60
Complicity	p. 61
Introduction	p. 61
Common Law	p. 61
Modern Law	p. 62
Actus Reus in Complicity	p. 62
Mens Rea in Complicity	p. 63
Abandonment	p. 65
Accessory After the Fact	p. 65
Vicarious and Corporate Liability	p. 66
Introduction	p. 66
Vicarious Liability	p. 66
Corporate Liability	p. 67
Conclusion	p. 71
Crimes Against Persons and Crimes Against Habitation	p. 77
Introduction	p. 78
Elements of Crimes	p. 78
Lesser Included Offense	p. 78
Crimes Against Persons	p. 79
Introduction	p. 79
Homicide	p. 80
Assault and Battery	p. 94
Civil Rights Violations	p. 106
Sexual Battery	p. 107
Criminal Abuse	p. 119
Kidnapping, False Imprisonment, and Custodial Interference	p. 121
Crimes Against Habitation	p. 126
Introduction	p. 126
Arson	p. 126
Vandalism	p. 127
Burglary	p. 127
Conclusion	p. 130
Crimes Against Property, Public Order and Safety, Public Morals, and Justice and Public Administration	p. 139
Introduction	p. 140
Crimes Against Property	p. 140
Introduction	p. 140
Larceny	p. 140
Embezzlement	p. 143
False Pretenses or Fraud	p. 144
Bad Checks	p. 145
Receiving Stolen Property	p. 146
Forgery and Uttering a Forged Instrument	p. 146
Robbery	p. 147
Extortion	p. 150
Consolidated Theft	p. 150
Cybercrimes	p. 153
White-Collar Crime	p. 155
Crimes Against Public Order and Safety	p. 160
Introduction	p. 160
Disorderly Conduct	p. 160
Riot	p. 0161
Vagrancy and Loitering	p. 162
Endangering Public Health and Environment	p. 163
Use and Distribution of Firearms	p. 164
Crimes Against Public Morals	p. 165
Introduction	p. 165
Nonviolent Sexual Conduct	p. 165
Gambling	p. 170
Drug Offenses	p. 170
Crimes Against Justice and Public Administration	p. 173
Introduction	p. 173
Bribery	p. 173
Perjury	p. 174
Obstruction of Justice	p. 174
Resisting Arrest	p. 175
Escape	p. 175
Contempt of Court	p. 175
Conclusion	p. 176
Inchoate and Organized Crimes	p. 185
Introduction	p. 186
Attempt	p. 187
Introduction	p. 187
Mens Rea in Attempt	p. 188
Actus Reus in Attempt	p. 189
Defenses to Attempt	p. 193
Conspiracy	p. 194
Introduction	p. 194
Mens Rea in Conspiracy	p. 195
Actus Reus in Conspiracy	p. 196
Defenses to Conspiracy	p. 203
Hearsay Exception	p. 204
Problems with Conspiracy	p. 208
Solicitation	p. 209
Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO)	p. 210
Introduction	p. 210
RICO Elements	p. 210
Extent of Control	p. 211
RICO Conspiracy	p. 211
State Organized Crime Statutes	p. 211
Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE)	p. 211
Criminal Gang Control	p. 214
Conclusion	p. 216
Defenses	p. 223
Introduction	p. 224
Types of Defenses	p. 224
Effective Level of Defense	p. 224
Burden of Proof	p. 224
Constitutional and Statutory Defenses	p. 225
Introduction	p. 225
Freedom of Religion	p. 226
Freedom of Expression	p. 226
Freedom of Assembly	p. 227
Double Jeopardy	p. 227
Substantive Due Process	p. 229
Right to Privacy	p. 230
Statute of Limitations	p. 230
Justification	p. 231
Introduction	p. 231
Self-Defense	p. 231
Defense of Third Persons	p. 237
Defense of Property	p. 237
Resisting Unlawful Arrest	p. 237
Execution of Public Duties	p. 238
Excuse	p. 238
Introduction	p. 238
Duress	p. 238
Necessity	p. 239
Entrapment	p. 240
Insanity	p. 244
Missing Elements	p. 250
Introduction	p. 250
Actus Reus as a Missing Element	p. 250
Mens Rea as a Missing Element	p. 251
Consent	p. 254
Syndromes	p. 254
Conclusion	p. 254
Intake and Drafting the Complaint	p. 263
Introduction	p. 264
Intake Procedure	p. 264
Introduction	p. 264
Preparing for Intake	p. 264
The Interview	p. 268
Counseling the Victim	p. 271
Decision to Charge	p. 272
Authority, Limits, and Immunity from Civil Suit	p. 272
Joinder of Offenses and Defendants	p. 273
Drafting the Complaint	p. 275
Drafting from the Intake Form	p. 275
Drafting from the Police Report	p. 276
The Summons and Warrant	p. 278
Summons	p. 278
Arrest Warrant	p. 278
Checklist for Drafting and Filing the Summons and Warrant	p. 278
Docket Tracking	p. 279
Conclusion	p. 280
Search and Seizure	p. 309
Introduction	p. 310
Scope of the Fourth Amendment	p. 311
State Action	p. 311
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy	p. 311
Warrant Requirements	p. 320
Issuance: Probable Cause, Neutrality, Particularity	p. 320
Execution of the Warrant	p. 323
Warrant Subsequent to Search: Independent Source	p. 328
Exceptions to the Requirement for a Warrant	p. 328
Introduction	p. 328
Arrest	p. 328
Stop and Frisk (Investigatory Detention)	p. 332
Search Incident to Lawful Arrest	p. 333
Plain View	p. 335
Motor Vehicle Searches	p. 336
Hot Pursuit	p. 340
Evanescent Evidence	p. 341
Border, Regulatory, and Emergency Searches	p. 341
Consent Searches	p. 348
Inevitable Discovery	p. 351
Community Caretaking Function	p. 351
Electronic Surveillance	p. 353
Secret Agents	p. 356
The Exclusionary Rule	p. 356
Conclusion	p. 364
Confessions and Pretrial Identification Procedures	p. 371
Introduction	p. 372
The Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination	p. 372
Introduction	p. 372
Who Is Protected by the Right Against Self-Incrimination	p. 373
In What Kinds of Hearings May the Right Be Exercised?	p. 374
What Is Incriminating Testimony?	p. 374
When Can Incriminating Testimony Be Compelled?	p. 374
How Far Does a Waiver of the Right Extend?	p. 376
When Is Evidence Testimonial?	p. 376
Confessions and Interrogation: Miranda	p. 376
Introduction	p. 376
Miranda	p. 392
Issues Miranda Left Unanswered	p. 393
Effect of Denial of Right to Counsel (Massiah) and Harmless Error	p. 397
Challenging a Confession	p. 397
The Paralegal's Role	p. 398
Lineups, One-on-One Show-ups, and Photo Identifications	p. 399
Introduction	p. 399
The Right to Counsel at Pretrial Identification	p. 400
Due Process and Pretrial Identifications	p. 400
Conclusion	p. 402
Pretrial: Initial Appearance to Preliminary Hearing	p. 409
Introduction	p. 410
The Initial Appearance	p. 410
Introduction	p. 410
Notification of Rights and Determination of Indigency	p. 410
Bail	p. 411
Initial Appearance: The Paralegal's Role	p. 413
Pretrial Detention	p. 418
Interviewing	p. 418
Introduction	p. 418
Interviewing the Defendant	p. 419
Interviewing Witnesses	p. 424
Ethical Considerations	p. 425
Dealing with the Difficult Client	p. 425
Interview Summaries	p. 426
Other Preliminary Investigation and Preparation	p. 426
The Defense	p. 426
The Prosecution	p. 427
Preparing Questions for the Preliminary Hearing	p. 428
The Preliminary Hearing	p. 429
Extradition	p. 430
Conclusion	p. 430
Pretrial: Grand Jury to Pretrial Conference	p. 443
Introduction	p. 444
Grand Jury and Indictment	p. 444
Introduction	p. 444
Composition	p. 444
Powers	p. 445
Autonomy and Secrecy	p. 446
Procedure	p. 446
The Paralegal's Role: Prosecution	p. 447
The Paralegal's Role: Defense	p. 447
The Information	p. 451
Arraignment	p. 451
Introduction	p. 451
The Paralegal's Role	p. 452
Discovery	p. 453
Introduction	p. 453
The Law on Discovery	p. 453
Exculpatory Evidence	p. 454
Discovery Procedure and the Paralegal's Role	p. 455
Other Investigation	p. 458
Pretrial Motions	p. 458
Introduction	p. 458
Procedure	p. 459
Common Pretrial Motions	p. 459
Notice of Defenses	p. 461
Plea Bargaining	p. 461
The Right to a Speedy Trial	p. 463
Pretrial Conference	p. 464
Conclusion	p. 464
Trial: Rights, Procedure, Tasks	p. 485
Introduction	p. 486
Trial Rights	p. 486
The Right to a Jury Trial	p. 486
The Right to Counsel	p. 487
The Rights of Presence and Confrontation	p. 488
The Right to Present Witnesses, to Testify, or Not to Testify	p. 490
Fair Trial Versus Free Press and Public Access	p. 490
The Paralegal's Role in Preparation for Trial	p. 491
Introduction	p. 491
The Trial Notebook	p. 491
Preparation of Client and Witnesses	p. 492
Trial Materials	p. 492
Trial Procedure and the Paralegal's Role	p. 492
Voir Dire	p. 492
Opening Statements	p. 496
The Prosecution's Case and the Presentation of Evidence	p. 496
Defense Cross-Examination of Prosecution's Witnesses	p. 501
Motion for Judgment of Acquittal	p. 502
Defendant's Case in Chief	p. 502
Prosecution's Rebuttal and Defendant's Rejoinder	p. 503
Motion for Judgment of Acquittal or Directed Verdict	p. 503
Jury Instruction Conference	p. 503
Closing Arguments	p. 504
Judge's Instructions to the Jury	p. 505
Jury Deliberation	p. 505
Jury Verdict and Polling	p. 507
Posttrial Motions	p. 507
Purpose	p. 507
Types of Posttrial Motions	p. 507
Conclusion	p. 508
Sentencing, Punishment, and Review	p. 519
Introduction	p. 520
Goals	p. 520
Setting and Serving the Sentence	p. 520
Review	p. 520
Forms of Punishment	p. 521
Introduction	p. 521
Capital Punishment	p. 522
Incarceration	p. 528
Fines	p. 529
Restitution	p. 530
Forfeiture	p. 530
Probation	p. 531
Sentencing Statutes and Guidelines	p. 532
Sentencing Statutes	p. 532
Three Strikes Laws	p. 532
Sentencing Guidelines	p. 533
Sentencing Procedure	p. 536
Introduction	p. 536
Capital Sentencing	p. 536
Presentence Report	p. 536
Alternative Sentencing Plan	p. 537
The Sentencing Hearing	p. 538
Serving the Sentence	p. 543
Revocation of Probation	p. 543
Parole and Its Revocation	p. 544
Rights and Responsibilities of Prisoners	p. 544
Appeals	p. 545
Introduction	p. 545
Basis for Appeal	p. 546
Appellate Procedure	p. 547
The Writ of Habeas Corpus	p. 549
Introduction	p. 549
Criteria for Access to Habeas Corpus	p. 549
Habeas Corpus Procedure	p. 551
Conclusion	p. 551
Glossary	p. 591
Spanish Equivalents for Important Legal Terms in English	p. 597
System Folder Contents	p. 601
Excerpts from the Constitution of the United States of America	p. 607
Index	p. 613
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