Organized according to the stages of a criminal proceeding, the compact Missouri
Criminal Practice Handbook serves as a useful desk and courtroom reference manual. It includes:
- Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Missouri Criminal Code, and relevant statutes
- Expert commentary
- Sample spoken and written formats for arraignments, guilty pleas, and sentencings
- Special chapters on search warrants and cameras in court
- Complete text of Rules 19-36 of the Supreme Court Rules, and the Controlled Substances Act, and selected statutes governing probation and parole, evidence, and criminal procedure
Topics include:
- Pretrial proceedings
- Arrest
- Bail
- Grand juries
- Pleadings
- Arraignment
- Discovery
- Jury management
- Voir dire
- Opening statements
- Witnesses
- Posttrial proceedings
- Sentencing
- Appeals
- Postconviction remedies
- Probation
- Parole
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