Criminal Law Of New York

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Available for convenient bundling with any Wadsworth Criminal Law text or for purchase as a stand-alone item, this state-specific guide assists students in their exploration of New York Laws and cases and features chapter introductions, overviews of codes and implications, and exercises for New York-specific penal codes.

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..".Invaluable as a quick reference for the dozens of terms, case names, and criminal concepts buzzing back and forth in (New York) court." Leonard E. Sienko, Jr. (blog post August 3, 2008). ..".A handy (work) when you can't distinguish Jenna's Law (sentencing of violent felons) from Buster's Law (animal cruelty), when a drug case witness starts muttering about hamburger helper (dilutants added to narcotics to increase volume and profits) or a prosecutor demands a blood sucker order (an involuntary blood test, often requested in DWI cases)." John Caher, New York Law Journal "If you go into criminal court and you don't know what '30.30 (a dismissal for speedy-trial violation found at CPL 30.30) or a '710.30' notice is (notice regarding evidence subject to suppression found at CPL 710.30), you are one hurting buckaroo," according to Muldoon. While not a replacement for Black's, Slanguage is an excellent complement to your toolbox. Hundreds of terms have been included and this new 5th edition updates and expands on the previous edition which was published by LexisNexis. Criminal law attorneys handling cases in New York will be at a severe disadvantage without the aid of Murray and Muldoon's work.

Including: penal law, criminal procedure law, correction law, N.Y.C. Criminal Court Act, uniform rules for courts exercising criminal jurisdiction, related statutes, offenses and classifications for the penal law, sentencing guides by Barry Kamins, Esq.