Prosecutorial misconduct : law, procedure, forms /

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Main Author: Lawless, Joseph F
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Newark, N.J. : LexisNexis, c2008
Edition:4th ed
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Table of Contents:
  • 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