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A layman's guide to criminal defense : (know your legal rights from first contact with law enforcement through appeal) / Federico A. de la Peña and Mary de la Peña.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Fontana, Calif.] : Terra Fina Pub., c2012.Description: xi, 173 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1450773885
  • 9781450773881
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Contents:
Pre-Arrest. Hot pursuit -- Permission to search -- The warrant -- If officers want to speak with your child -- If a federal agent calls and wishes to speak with you -- Traffic stops -- Brief detentions on the sidewalks -- Questioning. The fifth amendment and Miranda -- The Miranda Rule -- What to remember -- In-custody -- Lying -- The booking process -- Booking questions -- Fingerprinting and booking -- The strip search -- The phone call -- A citation is a form of "arrest" -- Bail. The setting of bail -- The purpose of bail -- Public safety -- Presence at court appearances -- Evaluation for bail -- Exceptions to the bail schedule -- Immigration holds -- Bail bondsmen and posting bail -- Arraignment. Definition of the levels of criminal offenses -- Reading of the charges and advisal of rights -- Video arraignment -- In-court arraignments -- Discovery--getting the police reports -- Client copy of the reports -- Bail -- Pretrial, pre-preliminary and preliminary hearings. Negotiations -- Plea bargain -- Preliminary hearings -- Trial. Jury trials -- Motions -- Jury selection -- Opening statements -- Presentation of evidence -- Jury instructions -- Final summons -- Jury questions -- Verdict -- Court trials -- Sentencing. Fines -- Community service -- Probation -- Jail -- Prison -- Alternative sentencing -- Appeals and writs. Appeals -- Writ of habeas corpus -- Other writs -- What to expect from a lawyer. Duties and obligations of a criminal defense lawyer -- Public defenders and state-appointed lawyers -- Obligations of the client and the client's family.
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Writing for everyday people who are not acquainted with terms the courts and police use, the California criminal defense team of Mr. and Mrs. de la PeaNamong the most highly awarded names in criminal defense in the United StatesNexplain how the criminal justice system works.

Pre-Arrest. Hot pursuit -- Permission to search -- The warrant -- If officers want to speak with your child -- If a federal agent calls and wishes to speak with you -- Traffic stops -- Brief detentions on the sidewalks -- Questioning. The fifth amendment and Miranda -- The Miranda Rule -- What to remember -- In-custody -- Lying -- The booking process -- Booking questions -- Fingerprinting and booking -- The strip search -- The phone call -- A citation is a form of "arrest" -- Bail. The setting of bail -- The purpose of bail -- Public safety -- Presence at court appearances -- Evaluation for bail -- Exceptions to the bail schedule -- Immigration holds -- Bail bondsmen and posting bail -- Arraignment. Definition of the levels of criminal offenses -- Reading of the charges and advisal of rights -- Video arraignment -- In-court arraignments -- Discovery--getting the police reports -- Client copy of the reports -- Bail -- Pretrial, pre-preliminary and preliminary hearings. Negotiations -- Plea bargain -- Preliminary hearings -- Trial. Jury trials -- Motions -- Jury selection -- Opening statements -- Presentation of evidence -- Jury instructions -- Final summons -- Jury questions -- Verdict -- Court trials -- Sentencing. Fines -- Community service -- Probation -- Jail -- Prison -- Alternative sentencing -- Appeals and writs. Appeals -- Writ of habeas corpus -- Other writs -- What to expect from a lawyer. Duties and obligations of a criminal defense lawyer -- Public defenders and state-appointed lawyers -- Obligations of the client and the client's family.

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