This book covers the legal rules that govern an officer\'s authority to enforce laws and to investigate criminal offenses.
A free download of the table of contents and preface are available (https: //www.sog.unc.edu/publications/books/arrest-search-and-investigation-north-Carolina /details)..
The fifth edition replaces all prior editions and supplements.
It contains a subject index and a case index.
The book is current with case law through June 2016 and statutory law through the 2016 legislative session.
Footnotes to the text and case summary sections include appellate cases and statutory references to assist in researching particular issues.
Supplementary material is placed in footnotes at the bottom of the text, and relevant case summary sections are located at the end of each chapter (for chapters 2-5).
It also covers the basic rules of evidence in criminal cases.
This book covers the legal rules that govern an officer\'s authority to enforce laws and to investigate criminal offenses
