Recommended Titles and Treatises
To help provide access to the Texas State Law Library's legal resources, the reference librarians have selected the most noteworthy titles in our collection and arranged them here by subject. The titles listed for each subject feature a brief summary written by a reference librarian, and each subject's titles are divided into those that are specific to Texas law and those that aren't.
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Criminal Procedure
Erisman's reversible errors in Texas criminal cases
2 volumes. Looseleaf. Updated annually.
This two volume set discusses many of the possible court errors that take place during criminal cases. The book has been divided into three sections which cover errors that happen before the trial, during the trial, and after the trial. It is focused on black letter laws with information on cases that contained reversals or affirmations and contains information on significant United States Supreme Court cases.