Chapters cover arrest; stop and frisk; search; informers, eavesdroppers and wiretapping; examination and identification; questioning; preliminary investigation; bail; the decision to prosecute; indictment; pleas and plea bargaining; proceeding before trial; trial; sentence and judgment; appeal; double jeopardy; and collateral attack. Major cases cited include Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Association, California v. Greenwood, United States v. Salerno, Taylor v. Illinois, Arizona v. Youngblood, and Williams v. Ward. The chapters on search, questioning, preliminary investigation, bail, proceedings before trial, and trial offer historical backgrounds and interpretations. Table of cases.