Trial Handbook for Illinois Lawyers – Criminal helps you master the details of criminal practice and evaluate potential complications before they occur at trial. This set provides: Guidance for every stage of a criminal trial Extensive references and annotations to statutes and Illinois caselaw An itemized table of contents and a fact word index Clear and concise discussions of critical procedural and substantive aspects of practicing trial law Analysis of recent trial caselaw, rules, and statutes Topics include: Pretrial proceedings Motions during trial Continuances The rights of the accused Right to counsel and pro se defense Defenses Alibis Entrapment Insanity and mental illness Juries Opening statements Burden of proof Proof of facts Use of stipulations Witnesses Compelling production of documents Evidence Direct examination of witnesses Cross-examining Redirect and recross-examination Attorney-client privilege Medical testimony Confessions and admissions Miranda warnings Mistrial The verdict and judgment