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The right to counsel and privilege against self-incrimination : rights and liberties under the law

This is analysis of two complementary Fifth Amendment rights, their interpretation by the US Supreme Court, and the ongoing debate over their role in the criminal justice system. The book canvasses major cases and considers the availability and cost of effective counsel
eBook, English, ©2004
ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, Calif., ©2004
1 online resource (xxiv, 399 pages).
9781576076194, 9781576076187, 9781280713125, 9786610713127, 1576076199, 1576076180, 1280713127, 661071312X
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Two cases of injustice
Two complementary rights
Incorporation of the Bill of Rights
Privilege against self-incrimination
Right to counsel
Right to counsel at trial : first steps
Incorporation of the right to counsel : Gideon v. Wainwright
Right to counsel for lesser offenses
Right to counsel on appeal
Right to counsel in pretrial proceedings
Right to counsel in other proceedings
Counsel and client
The twentieth century : privilege against self-incrimination
The testimonial privilege
Incorporation debated : the adverse comment cases
A parallel track : the coerced confession cases
Incorporation and immunity
Convergence of rights : the Miranda revolution
Prelude to Miranda
The Miranda decision
Implementation of Miranda
The Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel after Miranda
Miranda challenged and reaffirmed : Dickerson v. United States
Miranda warnings as a cure for previous violations
The issue of prophylactic rules
The continuing policy debate over Miranda
The Fifth Amendment, due process, and protection against abuse by police
Effective assistance of counsel
The reality of counsel for the indigent
Constitutional rights and the war on terror
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English