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Whether you are a seasoned public defender or a new prosecutor, Pocket Prelims is an essential guidebook for your next preliminary hearing. Based on years of first-hand experience, this book provides readers with practical advice and information on a wide range of legal issues that can arise in a preliminary hearing. It is a quick reference guide for all of those issues you know you know but can't remember at the moment. Each chapter contains either statutes, case law, definitions, or a combination of all three, for the criminal law area being addressed. In many chapters of the book, Daniel Coble included Factors to Consider when dealing with a particular case.  

Preliminary hearings move quickly and can cover nearly all crimes. Because of the fast-paced nature of preliminary hearings, this book was designed to be as user-friendly as possible. The book is spiral-bound, allowing it to lay flat, and has been tabbed at each chapter. This will allow the reader to quickly find the legal issue and present a coherent argument to the court.  

Be prepared and confident at your next preliminary hearing with Pocket Prelims.

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Summary of Contents:

Chapter 1: The Law on Preliminary Hearing

Chapter 2: The Fourth Amendment

Chapter 3: Guns

Chapter 4: Drugs

Chapter 5: Property Crimes

Chapter 6: Assault

Chapter 7: Domestic Violence

Chapter 8: Robbery

Chapter 9: Murder/Manslaughter

Chapter 10: Miscellaneous Issues

Chapter 11: Practice Tips

Chapter 12: SC Magistrate Courts Contact Information

Chapter 13: SC Criminal Rules of Procedure

Chapter 14: SC Rules of Evidence