Sex Crimes: California Law and Procedure focuses on the procedural aspects of sex crime cases. Its format follows the procedural route sex crime cases take from start to finish. A must-have for judges, prosecutors, and defense counsel, this deskbook:
- Includes a detailed review of all applicable caselaw and statutes, as well as forms and best practice tips
- Includes detailed discussions on complex issues of discovery and scientific evidence, including a full chapter on DNA evidence
- Offers tips for handling the complicated aspects of working with child witnesses, dealing with self-represented litigants, etc.
- Contains a chapter on media relations to assist lawyers and judges in dealing with the inevitable media attention
- Includes a variety of sample orders, questionnaires, and waivers
Topics include:
- Management of sex cases
- Warrants
- Arraignment
- Media relations
- Discovery
- Statutes of limitation
- Protection of the victim
- The child witness
- The preliminary hearing
- The science and law of DNA testing
- Trial
- Sentencing
- Sexually violent predators
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