Criminal Evidence

Matthew Lippman

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781483359557
• eBook ISBN: 9781483359564
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: Criminal Procedure
• Index: Law

A concise and comprehensive introduction to the law of evidence, Criminal Evidence takes an active learning approach to help readers apply evidence law to real-life cases. Bestselling author Matthew Lippman, a professor of criminal law and criminal procedure for over 25 years, creates an engaging and accessible experience for students from a public policy perspective through a multitude of contemporary examples and factual case scenarios that illustrate the application of the law of evidence. Highlighting the theme of a balancing of interests in the law of evidence, readers are asked to apply a more critical examination of the use of evidence in the judicial system. The structure of the criminal justice system and coverage of the criminal investigative process is also introduced to readers.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Preface
• Publisher Note
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 The Criminal Justice Process
• Chapter 3 Types of Evidence
• Chapter 4 Direct and Circumstantial Evidence
• Chapter 5 Witnesses
• Chapter 6 The Opinion Rule and Expert Testimony
• Chapter 7 Crime Scene Evidence and Experiments
• Chapter 8 Documentary Evidence, Models, Maps, and Diagrams
• Chapter 9 Hearsay
• Chapter 10 Privileges
• Chapter 11 The Exclusionary Rule
• Chapter 12 Searches and Seizures and Privacy
• Chapter 13 Stop and Frisk
• Chapter 14 Probable Cause and Arrests
• Chapter 15 Searches and Seizures Of Property
• Chapter 16 Interrogations and Confessions
• Chapter 17 Eyewitness Identifications
• Glossary
• Index
• About The Author
• Publisher Note