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Fight Your Ticket & Win in California

David Wayne Brown

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Total reviews: 30 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Nice book to understand the system 4 out of 5 stars.
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The book is really organized very well and provides a lot of detailed technicalities that one can make use of to win the case. In fact, I was surprised that we can use these technicalities to great effect in the court, especially if you get a fair minded judge in the court.


The only criticism I have is on the last chapter of the book. In the last chapter, the author talks about the corruption in the entire traffic court system. He concludes that there is very little that one can do to win a case in the court, since Judges and Cops go hand in hand. Well, if this is really true, whats the point of writing the book then?

In conclusion, the book is great when it comes to understanding how the system works. At the end of the day, its just a book. Do not expect the book to win the case for you. You WOULD have to do that for yourself.

Editorial Review:

Thousands of Californians have used this book to win their traffic court cases!

A traffic conviction can add hundreds of dollars to your yearly auto insurance premiums. Fight Your Ticket & Win in California shows you how to handle your case in traffic court, get the right kind of hearing and win.

Attorney David Brown provides you with the detailed tactics you need to:

prepare and present your evidence

argue before a judge

cross-examine a police officer's testimony

get your case dismissed

appeal a decision

determine the consequences of your violation

The 12th edition provides the latest legal information, including fines and penalties.

Criminal Courts: Structure, Process, and Issues (2nd Edition)

Dean J. Champion, Richard D. Hartley, Gary A. Rabe

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For courses in Criminal Courts, Court Process and Sentencing, and Courts and Sentencing Issues. Criminal Courts: Structure, Process, and Issues, 2e provides a comprehensive examination of the criminal court system, from the basic pretrial procedures, to the trial process, to the sentencing and appeals. Examining all angles, it begins with a discussion of the law and its origins, compares the federal and state court systems, and examines the key courtroom personnel. Separate chapters on the juvenile justice system and the courts and the media round out the text's coverage. References to key cases, articles from local newspapers and examples of real courts in action add practicality and a deeper understanding of the structure, process and issues surrounding criminal courts today.

Law and Judicial Duty

Philip Hamburger

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Almost every day, a judge in the United States holds a statute unconstitutional. This power of the judges is known as “judicial review,” and it often seems the central feature of American constitutional law. The authority and scope of this power, however, have long remained unclear, and because historical accounts have tended to suggest that the judges themselves largely developed judicial review, the history has given credence to the view that judges enjoy considerable discretion over the extent and exercise of this power.

Law and Judicial Duty presents a very different history and a very different conception of the power of the judges. Drawing upon previously unexplored evidence, Philip Hamburger reveals the familiar notion of judicial review to be largely an illusion produced by modern assumptions, and he shows that what today is called “judicial review” was once understood more simply as part of the duty of judges to decide in accord with the law of the land. His book challenges many modern assumptions about the extent of judicial power, and by exploring judicial duty in its social context, the book raises sobering questions about the nature of law and the possibility of government under law.

Judges on Judging: Views from the Bench (Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking)

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Clever, broad, thought provoking, mostly great writing 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a broad survey of many aspects of US court history and judging, assembled from a diverse array of sources, although quite a lot of the authors are contemporary judges. If you have a running interest in the law, this is quite readable even for non-lawyers. Most of the authors are actually remarkably lucid and a pleasure to read. Other volumes that might be of interest for you include Cardozo's "selected writings" (on judging and law; 1920s) and Neumann's book on legal reasoning for law students (or afficionados).

Editorial Review:

Thoroughly revised, with expanded historical and international coverage, Judges on Judging offers insights into the judicial philosophies and political views of those on the bench. In this wide-ranging collection, Supreme Court justices, as well as lower federal and state court judges, discuss the judicial process, constitutional and statutory interpretation, judicial federalism, and the role of the judiciary. New selections come from such distinguished jurists as Judge Jerome Frank (U.S. Court of Appeals), Judge D. Brock Hornby (U.S. District Court), Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. (Supreme Court of the United States), Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo (Supreme Court of the United States), and Chief Justice Aharon Barak (Supreme Court of Israel). With updated introductions to provide students with necessary thematic and historical context, this book is the perfect supplement to present a nuanced view of the judiciary.

Somebody Else's Children: The Courts, the Kids, and the Struggle to Save America's Troubled Families

John Hubner

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Compulsively Readable 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a textbook of the juvenile dependency system that reads like a page-turner novel. I was unable to put it down for 2 days. The authors' treatment of their material is even-handed and true-to-life. I have worked for the past 4 years as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate and Guardian Ad Litem for these children in my local juvenile court and the cases featured in the book closely mirror the actual cases I've seen over and over again in the courts. The book raises problems in the system to which there are no easy answers, and the authors don't attempt to offer any simplistic solutions: What does the system do with severely emotionally disturbed kids who blow through one placement after another? How do you know when to give up on parents and terminate parental rights? Do you wait until the child's crucial childhood years are mostly over, waiting for the parents to get their act together? How do we place children in good homes when there is such a shortage of foster and adoptive families? I urge anyone interested to get involved with the system as a volunteer. There are over 700 advocate programs around the country and the minimum time commitment is only 12 hours a month.

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With increasing urgency, the plight of the American family grips the national conscience. The family courts are often our society's last safety net to prevent disaster. In this penetrating expose of the inner workings of the U.S. family court system, two award-winning journalists provide an intimate look at the lives of the children whose fate it decides. 384 pp. Author publicity. 35,000 print.

Problems in Evidence (American Casebook Series)

Kenneth S. Broun, Robert Meisenholder, John William Strong, Robert P. Mosteller

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The authors added problems that raise interesting evidentiary issues not covered in the prior editions. Many problems have been rewritten and all have been edited to make sure they are all readable, easily understood, and accessible to today’s law students. Authors also have modernized the problems to take into account current technology, especially in dealing with demonstrative evidence and writings. Problems in Evidence, 4th can be used with McCormick's Hornbook on Evidence (West Group, 5th ed. 2000) and no casebook. Citations are given after each problem to the appropriate McCormick sections and to the applicable Federal Rule of Evidence.

Evidence: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)

John H. Mansfield, Norman Abrams, Margaret A. Berger

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Be sure you're buying the right edition! 3 out of 5 stars.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.

Please note that there is both a tenth edition and an UPDATED tenth edition. They're virtually identical, but the updated edition has materials related to the Crawford case addressing the confrontation clause.

Difficult to understand 3 out of 5 stars.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Almost no notes or comments on compiled materials in the book. It is difficult to find keys to understand materials from this book without assistance from teachers or study guides. The materials themselves are instructive and interesting. The book becomes voluminous due to the appended rules and their notes. If one has a separate rule book, he/she has to spend more for the unnecessary appendix attached to this book.

Editorial Review:

Weinstein, Mansfield, Abrams and Berger’s Evidence, Ninth Edition, provides detailed information on law of evidence. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series®, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases.

A Death in the Delta: The Story of Emmett Till

Stephen J. Whitfield

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In August 1955, the mutilated body of Emmett Till—a fourteen-year-old black Chicago youth—was pulled from Mississippi's Tallahatchie River. Abducted, severely beaten, and finally thrown into the river with a weight fastened around his neck with barbed wire, Till, an eighth-grader, was killed for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The nation was horrified by Till's death. When the all-white, all-male jury hastily acquitted the two white defendants, the outcry reached a frenzied pitch—spurring a fury that would prove critical in the mobilization of black resistance to white racism in the Deep South.

In this sensitive inquiry, historian Stephen J. Whitfield probes Till's death; its ideological roots; the potent myths concerning race, sexuality, and violence; and the incident's enduring effects on American national life. As he recreates the trial, its participants, and the social structure of the Delta, Whitfield examines how white rural Mississippians actually tried "two of their own." Though they were acquitted, these same defendants were soon being ostracized by their own neighbors, and within four months of Till's death, Southern blacks were staging the historic Montgomery bus boycott—the first major battle in the coming war against racial injustice that would lead to the passage of civil rights legislation a decade later

Testifying in Court: Guidelines and Maxims for the Expert Witness

Stanley L. Brodsky

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Psychological 3 out of 5 stars.
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I did enjoy this book and found vaious helpful and useful advice for testifying. However, the entire book is written from a psychologist's point of view and virtually all the examples and stories are from psychologist's testifying in court.

Being in the computer profession I had to relate how my experience would apply to the maxims and examples provided in this book. This was easy for some maxims, difficult for others, while some maxims and examples totally did not apply at all.

Older but not out-of-date 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is Brodsky's first book on Expert Witnessing and is now 6+ years old. It remains one of the best primers on what to expect, particularly for the psychologist, when working in a forensic environment. It is easy to read, has great stories, offers good citations, and covers a deceptively wide range of central issues for anyone wanting to be better prepared for work with lawyers and the courts. Each "chapter" is 2-3 pages in length, which makes them easy to read and digest in brief periods as each "chapter" is independent and stands alone well. I have read all three of the books in this "series" by Brodsky and continue to view this one as the best of the three.

Editorial Review:

Stanley Brodsky's Testifying in Court stands out because it deals with mastering the psychological and emotional experience of being in court. The emphasis is not on laws and rules of evidence or procedure. The book leads the reader step by step through the demands and pitfalls of courtroom testimony and questioning. Humorous illustrations and witty observations are used to put the prospective witness at ease. 7/91.

How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim

Joseph Matthews

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Insurance companies don't want you to know what your personal injury claim is worth. And many lawyers want you to believe you can't handle a claim without their help. Neither is true. Armed with the right information, you can handle a claim -- and can save hundreds or thousands of dollars in the process.

How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim shows you how to handle almost every accident situation, and guides you through the insurance-claim process step-by-step. Learn how to:

*protect your rights after an accident

*evaluate what your claim is worth

*handle a property-damage claim

*deal with uncooperative lawyers, insurance companies and doctors

*avoid insurance company run-arounds

*obtain a full and fair settlement

*save for yourself what you would have paid an attorney

*stay on top of your case if you decide to hire an attorney

This updated edition of How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim contains new and expanded information on motorcycle and bicycle accidents, and accidents involving cell phones while driving. You'll also find examples of accident and injury situations, sample letters to begin, press and close your claim, and checklists and worksheets to guide you through the process.