Court Procedure and Evidence Issues

Neal R. Bevans

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ISBN: 9780735507654

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Features:
- This text explores the details of the judicial process, explaining the various phases of a criminal prosecution in a clear and often entertaining style.
- The book provides a balance between theoretical discussions and practical, down-to-earth examples of law in action at every phase of a criminal proceeding.
- Well-written text that is accessible to both students and professors.
- Thoughtful pedagogy includes the following:
- Learning objectives that are stated clearly and succinctly at the beginning of each chapter
- Terms and legal vocabulary set out in bold in the body of the text and defined immediately in the margin for the ease of student comprehension
- Figures and tables to illustrate crucial points, designed to capitalize on different learning styles among students
- Case scenarios to help students develop their understanding of the material
- Excerpts from seminal or otherwise noteworthy US Supreme Court cases
- End of chapter questions, activities and assignments to hone the students’ understanding
- Reference to a sample criminal case to help develop specific points in each chapter
- Complete Mock Trial package that includes police, investigative reports, charging documents and other materials to assist student in actually presenting a criminal case
- “For the Prosecution/For the Defense,” point/counter point feature in each chapter that discusses an issue from the prosecution and defense viewpoints
- Web sites for further research and/or discussion
- Profiling the Professional: an interview and profile of a legal professional, such as a judge, law enforcement officer, defense attorney, etc., that appears in each chapter. This feature explains the day-to-day world of a legal professional, helping the student/reader make an intellectual and emotional connection with the real-life professionals in the criminal justice system
- Logical and understandable organization.
- Author has a wealth of trial experience at every phase of criminal litigation, as well as extensive experience writing textbooks.

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Page Count	432
Published	09/16/2011

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Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Court System

Chapter 2. The Participants

Chapter 3. Evidence

Chapter 4. Arrest

Chapter 5. Beginning the Case

Chapter 6: Discovery and Pretrial Motions

Chapter 7. Preparing for the Trial: The Prosecution

Chapter 8. Preparing for the Trial: The Defense

Chapter 9. The Trial

Chapter 10. Sentencing

Chapter 11. Appeals and Post-Trial Motions

Chapter 12. Unique Criminal Issues

Chapter 13. Juvenile Defendants
Author Information

Neal R. Bevans

Mr. Bevans is a graduate of the University of Georgia (Order of Barristers, 1988) and a current member of the Georgia Bar. Mr. Bevans has had a varied background in law. While attending law school, Mr. Bevans worked year round as a title examiner for a real estate firm. Following his graduation, he became an Assistant Solicitor General in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Bevans specialized in Domestic Violence and DUI prosecutions for over two years before being recruited and hired by the prestigious firm of Chambers, Mabry, McClelland & Brooks, where he worked as a private attorney representing numerous insurance companies. Mr. Bevans subsequently left private employment and returned to government service as an Assistant District Attorney in Atlanta. In his many years as a prosecutor, Mr. Bevans tried over 150 jury trials. He has prosecuted rapists, armed robbers, and murderers. One of his prosecutions, Georgia v. Mobley, was even featured on Court TV. Mr. Bevans devoted a great deal of his time as a prosecutor to sexual assault and white collar crime cases, even serving for a time on specialized teams devoted exclusively to those offenses. Mr. Bevans was also an adjunct instructor at the North Georgia Police Academy. Mr. Bevans has been a fulltime paralegal instructor at Western Piedmont Community College since 1996. He has been recognized as one of the state leaders in Online and Distance Education. He has appeared as a speaker and panelist at numerous state seminars and presentations on many aspects of Online Instruction. Mr. Bevans has written numerous articles, was a regular columnist for Legal Assistant Today magazine, and has written 8 textbooks on various legal topics related to the law and the paralegal profession.
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