TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miller William S
TI  - A primer on American courts
SN  - 0321106156 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - KF8720 
U1  - 347.73/1 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Pearson Longman
KW  - Courts
KW  - United States
KW  - Procedure Law
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; A brief history of English and American courts -- The U.S. Constitution -- English origins -- Colonial and early state courts -- Development of federal courts -- Development of state courts -- Jurisdiction -- The four J's -- Types of jurisdiction -- Litigation -- Civil cases and criminal cases -- Civil procedure -- Criminal procedure -- Appellate procedure -- Expedited consideration of constitutional index -- Federal and state courts -- Federal courts : the powers of Congress -- State courts -- The Supreme Court -- The structure of the Supreme Court -- The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court -- Supreme Court procedure -- Deciding cases and preparing opinions -- Effect of appellate decisions and opinions
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip053/2004026405.html
ER  -