Fair Trial:rights of the Accused...

The only comprehensive survey of rights of the accused in America history, this readable new text guides the student through the development of these rights and their central relationship to liberty, justice, and social order. Integrating legal, social, and political history. Fair Trial focuses on the defendant's rights in theory and practice and traces developments in local and state courts as well as in the United States Supreme Court, recognizing that, throughout history, the expression and protection of rights has most often been a matter of local concern.Bodenhamer, David J. is the author of 'Fair Trial:rights of the Accused...' with ISBN 9780195055580 and ISBN 0195055586.