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This fascinating book recounts the compelling stories behind 14 of the most important criminal procedure cases in American legal history.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Hurtado v. California (1884) and 19th-Century Criminal Procedure
Chapter 2 Weeks v. United States (1914) and the Origins of the Exclusionary Rule
Chapter 3 Olmstead v. United States (1928) and Wiretapping the "Baby Lieutenant"
Chapter 4 Powell v. Alabama (1932) and the Scottsboro Boys
Chapter 5 Brown v. Mississippi (1936) and Fundamental Fairness
Chapter 6 Mapp v. Ohio (1961) and the Exclusionary Rule Redux
Chapter 7 Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) and the Right to Counsel
Chapter 8 Miranda v. Arizona (1966) and the Right to Remain Silent
Chapter 9 Katz v. United States (1967) and the Right to Privacy
Chapter 10 Terry v. Ohio (1968) and the Stop-and-Frisk Search
Chapter 11 Chimel v. California (1969) and Searches Incident to Arrest
Chapter 12 United States v. Leon (1984) and a Good Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule
Chapter 13 California v. Hodari D. (1991) and Determining When a "Seizure" Occurs
Chapter 14 Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006) and Trial by Jury
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

J. Michael Martinez, PhD, teaches political science, criminal justice, and public administration courses at Kennesaw State University, the University of South Dakota (online), and the University of Georgia, respectively.