Which is a better Criminal Procedure primer?

[JonR0921]

Which is a better criminal procedure primer, Examples and Explanations or Understanding Criminal Procedure, and why is one better than the other?

[squarre]

I haven't taken the class yet, but my professor for fall semester suggests E&E.

[shadowcreeper]

I like the E & E series. Although, I used it more for preperation for the final than I did for seeing the big picture.

I thought that Understanding Criminal Procedure was useless, but that is my opinion. I bought the book and maybe opened it 4 times. Picking through the relevant informatoin became time consuming because it covered a ton of cases that were not assigned to us. Although, if you are looking to read something to feel out the big picture, this book could be useful for you. I bought Gilberts and that worked well for me.

[JonR0921]

I like the E & E series. Although, I used it more for preperation for the final than I did for seeing the big picture.

I thought that Understanding Criminal Procedure was useless, but that is my opinion. I bought the book and maybe opened it 4 times. Picking through the relevant informatoin became time consuming because it covered a ton of cases that were not assigned to us. Although, if you are looking to read something to feel out the big picture, this book could be useful for you. I bought Gilberts and that worked well for me.

The original post was mine, and I posted it several months ago, so I'm surprised to see someone responding now.  Anyway, I partially disagree.  I used the books in the spring/early summer.  Understanding Criminal Procedure was incredible.  The book explained everyhting in a clear and concise manner, and laid out everything that needed to be known about crim pro.  I do agree that the E&E was great for hypotheticals.  But for a thorough summary of crim pro, "Understanding" is the way to go.

[lincolnsgrandson]

Emanuel's

[lawgirl]

I like the E & E series. Although, I used it more for preperation for the final than I did for seeing the big picture.

I thought that Understanding Criminal Procedure was useless, but that is my opinion. I bought the book and maybe opened it 4 times. Picking through the relevant informatoin became time consuming because it covered a ton of cases that were not assigned to us. Although, if you are looking to read something to feel out the big picture, this book could be useful for you. I bought Gilberts and that worked well for me.

The original post was mine, and I posted it several months ago, so I'm surprised to see someone responding now.  Anyway, I partially disagree.  I used the books in the spring/early summer.  Understanding Criminal Procedure was incredible.  The book explained everyhting in a clear and concise manner, and laid out everything that needed to be known about crim pro.  I do agree that the E&E was great for hypotheticals.  But for a thorough summary of crim pro, "Understanding" is the way to go.

I liked it also.