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Editor: Timothy L. Hall,     University of Mississippi Law School ISBN: 978-1-58765-189-2 List Price: $120 April 2004 · 2 volumes · 797 pages · 6"x9" The U.S. Legal System Table of Contents Publisher's Note, ix Contributors, xiii Introduction, xvii A Acquittal, 1 Administrative law, 2 Adversary system, 3 Advisory opinions, 7 Affidavits, 9 Age of majority, 10 American Bar Association, 12 Amicus curiae briefs, 15 Amnesty, 15 Annotated codes, 17 Annulment, 19 Appeal, 20 Appellate practice, 22 Arbitration, 26 Arraignment, 30 Arrest, 30 Attachment, 34 Attorney-client relationship, 35 Attorney confidentiality, 42 Attorney fees, 46 Attorney general of the United States, 51 Attorney salaries, 54 Attorney trust accounts, 57 Attorney types, 60 Attorneys, 66 Attorneys, court-appointed, 68 Attorneys, United States, 72 Attorneys as fiduciaries, 72 Attorneys general, state, 74 B Bail bond agents, 76 Bail system, 77 Bailiffs, 83 Bankruptcy, 84 Bar associations, 88 Bar examinations and licensing of lawyers, 90 Bench warrants, 92 Bill of Rights, U.S., 93 Billable hours, 103 Billing rates, 104 Bills of attainder, 105 Black's Law Dictionary, 105 Bonds, 106 Breach of contract, 108 Burden of proof, 111 C Capital punishment, 113 Case law, 121 Cause of action, 123 Certiorari, writ of, 124 Chain of custody, 128 Change of venue, 129 Citizen's arrest, 130 Civil actions, 131 Civil law, 135 Civil rights and liberties, 138 Class action, 149 Clerks of the court, 150 Commercial litigation, 151 Common law, 156 Community service as punishment for crime, 161 Compensatory damages, 162 Competency, 163 Confessions, 164 Consent decree, 168 Constitution, U.S., 169 Contempt of court, 177 Contingency fees, 178 Contracts, 180 Convictions, 188 Counsel, right to, 189 Court-awarded fees, 192 Court calendars, 193 Court costs , 194 Court reporters, 195 Court types, 196 Courts-martial, 201 Courts of appeals, 207 Criminal justice system, 210 Criminal procedure, 219 Criminal records, 227 Cross-examination, 230 Cruel and unusual punishment, 232 D Damages, 240 Death row attorneys, 246 Declaratory judgments, 248 Defendant self-representation, 249 Defendants, 250 Defense attorneys, 252 Depositions, 253 Detectives, police, 254 Diplomatic immunity, 255 Directed verdicts, 256 Discovery, 258 Dismissal, 261 District attorneys, 262 Diversity jurisdiction, 265 Double jeopardy, 266 Due process of law, 270 E Effective counsel, 274 Eighth Amendment, 278 Equal protection of the law, 279 Equitable remedies, 281 Evidence, rules of, 282 Ex post facto laws, 286 Exclusionary rule, 288 Execution of judgment, 293 Executors, 294 F Family law practice, 296 Federal Bureau of Investigation, 303 Federal judicial system, 312 Felonies, 316 Fifth Amendment, 317 Foreclosure, 319 Forfeiture, civil and criminal, 321 Frivolous lawsuits, 321 G Gag orders, 322 Garnishment, 323 Good time, 324 Grand juries, 325 Grievance committees for attorney discipline, 329 H Habeas corpus, 330 Harmless errors, 333 Hearings, 334 House arrest, 335 I Ignorance of the law, 335 Immigration, legal and illegal, 337 Immunity from prosecution, 344 Impeachment of judges, 344 Incapacitation, 347 Indemnity, 348 Indictments, 349 Indigent criminal defendants, 350 Informants, 353 Injunctions, 355 Inquests, 356 J Joint and several liability, 357 Judges, 358 Judgment proof, 362 Judicial appointments and elections, 363 Judicial bias, 368 Judicial clerks, 373 Judicial conduct code, 375 Judicial confirmation hearings, 376 Judicial review, 377 Juries, 384 Jurisdiction, 389 Jury duty, 393 Jury nullification, 400 Jury sequestration, 401 Justice Department, U.S., 403 Juvenile criminal proceedings, 411 K L Law enforcement, 418 Law firm partners and associates, 427 Law firms, 428 Law schools, 430 Lawsuits, 434 Legal clinics, 442 Legal guardians, 444 Legal immunity, 445 Legal services plans, 447 Legislative counsel, 448 Lesser included offense, 450 Liability, civil and criminal, 451 Litigation, 452 Litigation expenses, 452 Long-arm statutes, 454 Louisiana law, 455 M Marshals Service, U.S., 457 Martial law, 459 Mediation, 462 Medical examiners, 464 Military attorneys, 465 Military justice, 467 Military police, 475 Military tribunals, 477 Miranda rights, 479 Misdemeanors, 485 Mistrials, 486 Model Penal Code, 487 Model Rules of Professional Conduct, 488 Multiple jurisdiction offenses, 489 N Negligence, 490 Night courts, 491 Nolo contendere pleas, 492 Notary publics, 493 O Objection, 494 Obstruction of justice, 495 Officers of the court, 496 Opinions, 497 P Paralegals, 499 Pardoning power, 500 Parole, 502 Perjury, 509 Personal injury attorneys, 511 Personal recognizance, 513 Plea bargaining, 514 Pleas, 517 Police, 520 Precedent, 526 Preliminary hearings, 528 Presumption of innocence, 529 Principals (criminal), 530 Private investigators, 532 Privileged communications, 533 Pro bono legal work, 537 Probable cause, 542 Probate, 546 Probation, adult, 551 Probation, juvenile, 556 Prosecutors, 562 Public defenders, 567 Public interest law, 573 Punitive damages, 579 Q R Reasonable doubt, 580 Release, 581 Reporters, Supreme Court, 582 Restitution, 585 Restraining orders, temporary, 586 Retainers, 587 Reversals of Supreme Court decisions by amendment, 588 Reversals of Supreme Court decisions by Congress, 590 Reversible errors, 594 S Search warrant requirement, 595 Self-incrimination, privilege against, 598 Sentencing, 601 Shareholder suits, 604 Sheriffs, 606 Small-claims courts, 609 Solicitation of legal clients, 611 Speedy trial requirement, 612 Standards of proof, 613 Standing, 615 State courts, 620 State police, 626 Statutes, 633 Statutes of limitations, 634 Strict liability, 636 Subpoena power, 637 Summary judgments, 638 Summons, 639 Supreme Court, U.S., 640 Suspects, 646 T Test cases, 648 Testimony, 650 Three-strikes laws, 651 Torts, 653 Trial publicity, 657 Trial transcripts, 658 Trials, 660 U Unauthorized practice of,law, 665 Unethical conduct of attorneys, 667 Uniform laws, 670 United States Code, 675 V Verdicts, 676 W Witnesses, 677 Witnesses, confrontation of, 683 Witnesses, expert, 685 Glossary, 687 Bibliography, 704 Legal Assistance Organizations, 717 Legal Resources, 733 State Bar Associations, 751 Categorized Index, 761 Court Case Index, 770 Subject Index, 774 X Y Z

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