Fair trial rights of the accused : a documentary history /
Fair trial rights of the accused : a documentary history /
edited by Ronald Banaszak, Sr.
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
- 1 online resource (xxxviii, 216 pages)
- Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues, 1069-5605 .
- Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212) and index.
Trial rights in America's founding era -- Early nineteenth-century trial rights -- The Fourteenth Amendment, due process, and trial rights -- Due process revolution -- Sustaining the due process revolution.
This collection of over 60 primary documents traces the evolution of trial rights from English and colonial beginnings to our contemporary understanding of their meaning. Court cases and other documents bring to life the controversies that have historically surrounded the rights of those who have been accused in the American legal system. Explanatory introductions to documents aid users in understanding the various arguments put forth and the context in which the document was written, while illuminating the significance of each document.
English.
0313007004 (electronic bk.) 9780313007002 (electronic bk.) 0313305250 (alk. paper) 9780313305252 (alk. paper) 9786610708284 6610708282
Greenwood eBooks http://www.ebooks.greenwood.com/about.asp
Fair trial--History--United States--Sources.
Due process of law--History--United States--Sources.
Procès équitable--Histoire--États-Unis--Sources.
Application régulière de la loi--Histoire--États-Unis--Sources.
LAW--Criminal Law--General.
Due process of law.
Fair trial.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Sources.
KF9223.4 / .F35 2002eb
345.73/056
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212) and index.
Trial rights in America's founding era -- Early nineteenth-century trial rights -- The Fourteenth Amendment, due process, and trial rights -- Due process revolution -- Sustaining the due process revolution.
This collection of over 60 primary documents traces the evolution of trial rights from English and colonial beginnings to our contemporary understanding of their meaning. Court cases and other documents bring to life the controversies that have historically surrounded the rights of those who have been accused in the American legal system. Explanatory introductions to documents aid users in understanding the various arguments put forth and the context in which the document was written, while illuminating the significance of each document.
English.
0313007004 (electronic bk.) 9780313007002 (electronic bk.) 0313305250 (alk. paper) 9780313305252 (alk. paper) 9786610708284 6610708282
Greenwood eBooks http://www.ebooks.greenwood.com/about.asp
Fair trial--History--United States--Sources.
Due process of law--History--United States--Sources.
Procès équitable--Histoire--États-Unis--Sources.
Application régulière de la loi--Histoire--États-Unis--Sources.
LAW--Criminal Law--General.
Due process of law.
Fair trial.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Sources.
KF9223.4 / .F35 2002eb
345.73/056