Chapters cover topics ranging from the investigation and arrest of suspects to the questioning of suspects in custody, from the preliminary hearing to the drafting and presentation of indictments to the grand jury, from the arraignment and guilty plea to the sentencing hearing, and from discovery and motion hearings to the jury trial and appeal.

Special chapters address Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, the Identification of Suspects, Crawford & The Confrontation Clause, Search Warrants, Search Warrant Attacks, Well-Recognized Exceptions to the Search Warrant Requirement, and Ethics & Professionalism.

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Each Chapter contains an Introduction, Quick Reference, and Detailed Reference section in an easy-to-read, bullet-point format.

The Introduction section describes the importance of that chapter's topic to prosecutors.

[If there is a related Practice Guide in the Appendix (see below), the reader will be alerted here.]

The Quick Reference section provides a brief overview of the major points covered in that chapter.

The Detailed Reference section provides a thorough and comprehensive discussion of that chapter's topic.

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The Appendix contains 17 different Practice Guides with need-to-know information about various proceedings frequently encountered by prosecutors including bail hearings, preliminary hearings, grand jury, plea negotiations, taking guilty pleas, motion to suppress hearings, Jackson-Denno hearings, probation revocations, jury selection, and more.

Many of these guides provide a step-by-step description of a prosecutor's role in such proceedings including suggested direct examination questions.

Special guides address the Right to Counsel, the Brady Rule, Crawford v. Washington, Batson Challenges, and more.

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* Written for prosecutors by a former prosecutor.

* Specifically written for Georgia prosecutors - containing detailed explanations of Georgia statutes and Georgia case law.

* Written to be a practical resource for practitioners, not academics.

* Places a heavy emphasis on the law of search & seizure - a prosecutor's bread and butter.

* Simplifies the rules emanating from complex criminal procedure cases like Miranda, Crawford, Batson, and Brady.

* Teaches prosecutors how to conduct a wide variety of routine prosecutorial tasks through the use of Practice Guides.

* Periodically updated with new case law and statutory amendments to keep it current.

* Priced well below other criminal procedure books on the market (most of which are not written specifically for prosecutors).