West's Encyclopedia of American Law, Volume 1Thomson/Gale, 2005 - 476 pages West's Encyclopedia of American Law contains a comprehensive overview of American law in 13-volumes covering historical and current terms, concepts, events, movements, cases, and persons significant to U.S law. Including 5,000 entries that range from brief definitions of legal jargon to exhaustive examinations of court-room procedure, from explanations of complex topics such as civil rights to biographies of standout attorneys, from analyses of controversial issues such as gun control to transcripts of crucial Supreme Court decisions. Each entry was written, updated, and reviewed by lawyers and professors with the layperson or beginning student in mind.The layout of this edition includes: Entries contain definition and explanatory text The 94 sidebars provide brief highlights and add informative details of some facets of main entries while the 89 In Focus pieces complement main entries with details and arguments on interesting, important, or controversial issues Two appendix volumes contain over one hundred primary documents, including: milestone Supreme Court decisions & briefs; foundations of U.S. law; civil rights laws and commentary; presidential speeches; and scholarly essaysTopics in this edition include: Abandonment Absentee voting Defamation Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Internet Fraud Movie rating Patent and Tradem Roman Law Martin Van Buren And much more |
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Page 247
... crime of carjacking as a " completed or attempted ROBBERY of a motor vehicle by a stranger to a victim . " Carjacking incidents emerged in increasing numbers in the 1980s and 1990s , after their initial appearances in Detroit ...
... crime of carjacking as a " completed or attempted ROBBERY of a motor vehicle by a stranger to a victim . " Carjacking incidents emerged in increasing numbers in the 1980s and 1990s , after their initial appearances in Detroit ...
Page 248
... crime helped fuel the movement that led to the passage of a provision in the Anti - Car Theft Act of 1992 that made carjacking a federal offense . President GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH signed the act into law on October 25 , 1992. The ...
... crime helped fuel the movement that led to the passage of a provision in the Anti - Car Theft Act of 1992 that made carjacking a federal offense . President GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH signed the act into law on October 25 , 1992. The ...
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... crime and the commission of the crime itself . Books , movies , and television often perpetu- ate the belief that circumstantial evidence may not be used to convict a criminal of a crime . But this view is incorrect . In many cases ...
... crime and the commission of the crime itself . Books , movies , and television often perpetu- ate the belief that circumstantial evidence may not be used to convict a criminal of a crime . But this view is incorrect . In many cases ...
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