History of the common law the development of Anglo-American legal institutions

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1113-1117) and index

Criminal procedure and the origins of the jury system -- Civil justice -- Shaping the legal professions: bar, bench, and books -- The transformation of the juries and the reconstruction of criminal and civil justice -- The rise of equity -- The maturation and reform of chancery, and the fusion of law and equity -- Controlling, reviewing, and suppressing juries in England -- Judge/jury relations in America -- Rebuilding criminal procedure : the Marian pretrial and the Altercation trial -- The growth of defensive safeguard -- American criminal justice -- Legal literature -- The reception and recasting of English law -- Legal education -- The legal profession.