Tried and Convicted
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Tried and Convicted

How Police, Prosecutors, and Judges Destroy Our Constitutional Rights

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eBook - ePub

Tried and Convicted

How Police, Prosecutors, and Judges Destroy Our Constitutional Rights

About this book

When an individual is accused of a crime he is provided, at least in theory, with numerous constitutional rights throughout the legal process. These constitutional rights, however, are soft and flexible, and are subject to a tremendous amount of manipulation by police, prosecutors, and judges. The result is that these government agents are easily able to bypass, and in fact destroy, our constitutional protections.

This abuse of our fundamental rights is extremely dangerous. Far from being mere technicalities, constitutional rights benefit all citizens, not just the factually guilty, in ways that go unappreciated by most of us. In today's hyper-vigilant, tough-on-crime climate, many good people from all walks of life find themselves charged with serious crimes for behaving in ways that most of us would be shocked to learn are criminal. For these reasons, it is in all of our interests to ensure strong constitutional safeguards for everyone.

Tried and Convicted explains several individual constitutional rights that are intended to protect us from the vagaries of the criminal justice system, and gives detailed examples of how government agents routinely circumvent those rights. It also exposes the underlying problems that enable government agents to circumvent the constitution, and concludes by offering potential solutions to these problems. Using real life examples throughout, Cicchini provides a wake-up call for all of us.

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Information

Topic
Law
Subtopic
Civil Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Disclaimer—Read This First!
  3. Our Constitution
  4. “How the Hell Did I Wind Up Here?”
  5. The Nature of Constitutional Rights
  6. “How Can You Defend Those People?”
  7. Self-Incrimination
  8. Privacy
  9. Confrontation
  10. Taking a Step Back
  11. You Have the Right to a (Speedy) Trial
  12. A Fair and Impartial Jury of Your Peers?
  13. Judicial Bias
  14. Prosecutor Misconduct and the “Harmless Error”
  15. Plea Bargaining
  16. Sentencing
  17. You Have the Right to the (Effective) Assistance of Counsel
  18. Moving Forward
  19. Further Reading
  20. Index
  21. About the Author