The ideal roadmap for defense lawyers and prosecutors, written by former prosecutors, Professors Adams and Blinka who appreciate the succinct analysis necessary to canvass the often tangled landscape of Fourth Amendment law. Their pragmatic approach has created a balanced, sound and comprehensive one-volume survey of arrest, search and seizure issues.

The second edition now features all decisions by the Supreme Court through April 2004 as well as significant and helpful circuit court decisions, touching on a staggering array of issues including border searches, revisions as instituted by the USA Patriot Act, as well as the inclusion of timely and important new sections. Readers will likely find this edition even more beneficial, useful and helpful than the first edition.