Fair trial rights of the accused : a documentary history / edited by Ronald Banaszak, Sr.

Contributor(s):

Banaszak, Ronald A

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Primary documents in American history and contemporary issuesPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.Description: 1 online resource (xxxviii, 216 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0313007004
9780313007002
0313305250
9780313305252
9786610708284
6610708282

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Fair trial rights of the accused.DDC classification:

345.73/056 21

LOC classification:

KF9223.4 .F35 2002eb

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212) and index.

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.