Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal, Third Edition Edward C. Carter III

Legal Law and Process for the Legal Assistant, Third Version Edward C. Carter III

1. ISBN-10

   1543801684
2. ISBN-13

   978-1543801682

3. Incorporating precise instances from practice, Legal Law and Process for the Legal Assistant, Third Version, educates scholars regarding the practical encounters of the legal assistant, with coverage of regional, state, and federal criminal instances. Handling the various types of cases presented in this book acquaints scholars with the role of the legal assistant in the process of examination, prosecution, and defense, in criminal instances. Edward Carter’s successful foundational approach clarifies the fundamental components of all criminal violations and how these elements are utilized to specify crimes.

   Recently added in the Third Version:

   • Modernized throughout, with deeper scrutiny of specific subjects and new material reflecting the advancement of certain areas of the law in response to technology.
   • Fresh case citations throughout, with discussion of Carpenter v. United States, Madison v. Alabama, and Timbs v. Indiana decisions.
   • Extended discussion of general jurisdiction in Chapter 6.
   • New segment on searches of digitally stored information In Chapter 16. Investigates the two distinct perspectives courts have developed concerning how the regulations regarding overbreadth and particularity should be applied to searches of electronically stored information, talks about the Stored Communications Act of 1986 and the 2018 amendment to the Act regarding search warrants for stored communications of U.S. individuals, and contains a discussion of the application of the plain view rule to searches of electronically stored information.
   • Expanded discussion of the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment in Chapter 21 now covers when that clause prohibits the execution of an individual who becomes incompetent after being sentenced to death, including consideration of the application of the excessive fines clause to civil forfeitures.

   Educators and learners will gain from:

   • A practical, four-part structure:
     • Introduction to the criminal justice system
     • Contrast between criminal law and criminal procedure
     • Criminal law
     • Criminal procedure
   • Clear explanations of the primary components of all criminal offenses, including an approachable, systematic method for analyzing the legal nature of any criminal offense.
   • Edited instances that illustrate key concepts.
   • Eye on Ethics and Historical Perspective sidebars.
   • Helpful pedagogy, including chapter objectives, definitions in the margins, and review questions.
   • An integrated treatment of white-collar crime.
   • Broad coverage of a variety of criminal investigations, from police investigations to administrative and grand jury investigations.