Legal Ease: A Guide to Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedure [Hardcover]

Andrea Campbell (Author), Ralph C. Ohm (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 4, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0398077304 | ISBN-13: 978-0398077303 | Edition: 2

Andrea Campbell and Ralph Ohm have written this book to provide the reader with an expansive and practical guide to the many aspects of law. Divided into three parts, Legal Ease: A Guide to Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedure explains the practice of law through all phases of the criminal justice system. Part One—Criminal Law Explained, offers a history of law, defines criminal conduct, and explains the tools attorneys use in their practice. Part Two—Criminal Procedure and Evidence, details the steps required to institute a constitutional search, seizure, and arrest. This part also provides a comprehensive description of the duties and responsibilities of prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement, and court personnel. Part Three—A Walk Through the Criminal Justice System, takes the reader step-by-step through the process of a trial, from jury selection to verdict and sentencing and finally to the appeal process. Defendants’ rights are discussed as they navigate through the criminal justice system. The authors explain the ideas and principals behind our country’s constitutional amendments and offer many case examples as illustration.

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About the Author

Andrea Campbell is the author of many books including Forensic Science: Evidence, Clues and Investigation and Rights of the Accused. She holds a degree in criminal justice and teaches workshops online involving forensic science disciplines and other technical subjects. She is a trained forensic artist and sculptor, and a Diplomate and Fellow with the American College of Forensic Examiners, as well as a member of the International Association for Identification. Andrea lives in Arkansas with her husband, Michael, and Ziggy, a Helping Hands capuchin monkey who will one day be a helper/companion to a quadriplegic. Her two sons are in college. She enjoys walking in the woods, and playing Pinochle and dominoes with her family.

Ralph C. Ohm is a Municipal Judge for Hot Springs, Arkansas. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, School of Law. Ralph is a member of the American, Arkansas, and Garland County Bar Associations. He is also affiliated with the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association and Association of Trial Lawyers of America and licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, Arkansas Supreme Court, 5th, 8th, and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals; Federal District Courts of Arkansas; and all Arkansas State Courts. Ralph and his family live in Lonsdale, Arkansas. He and his wife, Derri, are the proud parents of daughter Ashlyn. Active in the community, Ralph is on the vestry of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, the Board of Directors for the Lonsdale Volunteer Fire Department, and is a member of Arkansas Spa Pacers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 376 pages
• Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd; 2 edition (June 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0398077304
• ISBN-13: 978-0398077303
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,197,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Andrea Campbell is the author of many traditionally-published nonfiction books and she specializes in forensic science, criminal law, entertaining and more (a motley mix for sure). A hound for research anything she studies finds its way into print.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, September 7, 2009

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This review is from: Legal Ease: A Guide to Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedure (Paperback)

Legal Ease is exactly what the authors claim it to be: a guide to Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedure. It has taught me so much about the history of our laws and is a must have for anyone needing information pertaining the field. The authors employ great skills in taking difficult subjects and simplifying them so that law is easier to understand. I love this book and although I use it as a reference for making scenes in my stories plausible, I am now considering taking a paralegal class or two. It's that effective.