Commencement of the criminal prosecution -- Securing the presence of the defendant -- The initial appearance -- Pretrial release -- Defense counsel -- The role of the prosecutor -- Extradition and detainers -- Preliminary hearings -- Grand jury, John Doe and inquest proceedings -- Waiver of juveniles to adult court -- Pretrial motion practice -- Adjudication of misdemeanor and noncriminal traffic offenses -- The arraignment -- Double jeopardy -- Joinder of offenses and defendants -- Competency, mental state evidence, and the insanity defense -- The exclusionary rule -- Search and seizure -- Confessions -- Identification procedures -- Discovery -- Guilty pleas and other nontrial dispositions -- Securing testimony