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The right to counsel and privilege against self-incrimination rights and liberties under the law
Title:
The right to counsel and privilege against self-incrimination rights and liberties under the law
Author:
Taylor, John B., 1942-
ISBN:
9781576076194

9781576076187
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Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxiv, 399 p.)
Series:
America's freedoms

America's freedoms.
Contents:
Two cases of injustice -- Two complementary rights -- Incorporation of the Bill of Rights -- Privilege against self-incrimination -- Right to counsel -- Right to counsel at trial : first steps -- Incorporation of the right to counsel : Gideon v. Wainwright -- Right to counsel for lesser offenses -- Right to counsel on appeal -- Right to counsel in pretrial proceedings -- Right to counsel in other proceedings -- Counsel and client -- The twentieth century : privilege against self-incrimination -- The testimonial privilege -- Incorporation debated : the adverse comment cases -- A parallel track : the coerced confession cases -- Incorporation and immunity -- Convergence of rights : the Miranda revolution -- Prelude to Miranda -- The Miranda decision -- Implementation of Miranda -- The Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel after Miranda -- Miranda challenged and reaffirmed : Dickerson v. United States -- Miranda warnings as a cure for previous violations -- The issue of prophylactic rules -- The continuing policy debate over Miranda -- The Fifth Amendment, due process, and protection against abuse by police -- Effective assistance of counsel -- The reality of counsel for the indigent -- -- Constitutional rights and the war on terror.
Abstract:
This is analysis of two complementary Fifth Amendment rights, their interpretation by the US Supreme Court, and the ongoing debate over their role in the criminal justice system. The book canvasses major cases and considers the availability and cost of effective counsel.
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