John Paul Stevens: Defender of Rights in Criminal Justice
This book examines how Justice John Paul Stevens served as an important defender of rights in criminal justice during his thirty-five year Supreme Court career. It examines his life experiences and judicial opinions to show how the Court’s most prolific opinion author defended rights throughout an era of an increasingly conservative Court.
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John Paul Stevens: Defender of Rights in Criminal Justice
This book examines how Justice John Paul Stevens served as an important defender of rights in criminal justice during his thirty-five year Supreme Court career. It examines his life experiences and judicial opinions to show how the Court’s most prolific opinion author defended rights throughout an era of an increasingly conservative Court.
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John Paul Stevens: Defender of Rights in Criminal Justice

John Paul Stevens: Defender of Rights in Criminal Justice

by Christopher E. Smith
John Paul Stevens: Defender of Rights in Criminal Justice

John Paul Stevens: Defender of Rights in Criminal Justice

by Christopher E. Smith

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Overview

This book examines how Justice John Paul Stevens served as an important defender of rights in criminal justice during his thirty-five year Supreme Court career. It examines his life experiences and judicial opinions to show how the Court’s most prolific opinion author defended rights throughout an era of an increasingly conservative Court.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781498523752
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 07/28/2017
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 326
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Christopher E. Smith is professor of criminal justice at Michigan State University and is editor of The Rehnquist Court and Criminal Justice (Lexington, 2011).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Family Background and Life Experiences Chapter 3 Judge Stevens on the U.S. Court of Appeals Chapter 4 Prisoners’ Rights Chapter 5 Miranda and Right to Counsel Chapter 6 Trial by Jury Chapter 7 Search and Seizure Chapter 8 Capital Punishment Chapter 9 Conclusion
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