Criminal appeals in America / by Lester Bernhardt Orfield, M.A., S.J.D., Professor of Law, University of Nebraska Law School ; with an introduction by Roscoe Pound
History of criminal appeal in England -- The right to and function of appeal in criminal cases -- Appeal by the state -- The scope of appeal -- Review of the sentence -- Delay on appeal -- The appeal papers -- The oral argument -- Bail and stay of execution -- Appeal in forma pauperis -- Technicality and prejudicial error -- History and organization of state appellate courts -- Petty criminal appeals -- Federal criminal appeals -- Appeal under the American Law Institute code of criminal procedure -- A summary of criminal appellate reform
Notes
"Published under the auspices of The National Conference of Judicial Councils."
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Online resource (HeinOnline, viewed August 16, 2017)