Criminal Law and Procedure: Archived August 2020

A comprehensive reference to the rules, statutes, and case law affecting criminal procedure in North Carolina.

Provides fingertip access to the most important statutes, regulations, and case law related to DWI defense.

Provides a practical, authoritative, and comprehensive overview of motions practice in North Carolina.

Major emphasis is placed on the basic premises of criminal law, including its sources and general limitations. This Hornbook provides detailed discussion on the topics of responsibility, justification and excuse, inchoate crimes, accomplice, and liability. Attention is also given to subjects such as causation, insanity, and conspiracy.

Analyzes the law governing all major steps in the criminal justice process, beginning with investigation and ending with post-appeal collateral attacks. All major themes are covered, with emphasis upon those basic issues deemed most significant in the case law and literature. Because of their special importance, leading Supreme Court opinions are given in-depth treatment.

Systematically interprets and applies the Fourth Amendment to a variety of diverse fact patterns. Topics covered in this six-volume set include the exclusionary rule, protected areas and interests, and probable cause.

Practical advice and analysis of U.S. Supreme Court cases written by subject matter experts Randy Hertz and James S. Liebman.