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Anatomy of a Murder: A Trip Through Our Nation's Legal Justice System
URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/2760/

Description:
Learn about the U.S. justice system by following a murder case from the discovery of the body through the trial of the accused. Features summaries of nearly thirty landmark Supreme Court cases, concerning subjects such as search and seizure, right to an attorney, self-incrimination, and the death penalty. Also includes a glossary of legal terms, and samples of documents filled out in the course of an arrest. A ThinkQuest site.

Publisher:
ThinkQuest Inc.

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States
Criminal law -- United States
Murder

LII Database Information:
Record 6578 created by Tina Carwile on 10/16/1999
Last modification on 05/22/2005
Published: 10/16/1999  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6578