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    Criminal Law: A Desk Reference
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    Criminal Law: A Desk Reference
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    Criminal Law: A Desk Reference

    By Paul Bergman

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    AUDIENCE FOR BOOK:
    Anyone who wants a working understanding of criminal law concepts. This group includes students, defendants and victims (or people close to them), and writers.

    • Professor Bergman updates this book with the most relevant changes in criminal law, including Supreme Court rulings. He also covers “pop culture” cases—cases that grabbed national headlines.
    • The book’s style is engaging and straightforward. It incorporates real-life examples, famous films, and clever hypotheticals.
    • This is the first A-Z primer on criminal law terminology. It explains in simple terms concepts about which legislators, lawyers, and judges have written volumes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNOLO
    Release dateDec 7, 2015
    ISBN9781413322446
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    Criminal Law: A Desk Reference
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    Paul Bergman

    Paul Bergman is a Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law and a recipient of two University Distinguished Teaching Awards. His books include Nolo’s Deposition Handbook (with Moore, Nolo); Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies (with Asimow, Andrews McMeel); Trial Advocacy: Inferences, Arguments, Techniques (with Moore and Binder, West Publishing Co.) Trial Advocacy in a Nutshell (West Publishing Co.); Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare & Try a Winning Case (with Berman, Nolo); Depositions in a Nutshell (with Moore, Binder, and Light, West Publishing Co.); Lawyers as Counselors: A Client-Centered Approach (with Binder, Tremblay, and Weinstein, West Publishing Co); Evidence Law and Practice (with Friedland and Benham); Cracking the Case Method (with Goodman and Holm, West Academic Publishing); Evidence Law and Practice (with Friedland and Benham, Carolina Academic Press); and You Matter: Ten Spiritual Commitments for a Richer and More Meaningful Life (with Rabbi Mark Borovitz, AuthorHouse). Paul has also published numerous articles in law journals. And, using clips from law-related films, he regularly gives presentations to lawyers, judges, and community groups.

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