CRMJ 2280 — Criminal Procedure
This course will explore individual rights protected under the U.S. Constitution which are routinely at issue in the investigatory, arrest, trial, and sentencing phases of a criminal procedure. This course will address the conflict and tension that exists when needing to protect individual rights while also needing to maintain order and enforce criminal laws. These tensions and legal conflicts are routinely resolved in the arena of the criminal court system and through the application of the law of criminal procedure. The student will evaluate probable cause and reasonable doubt, the laws of arrest, search and seizure, interrogation and confessions, pre-trial identification, and the exclusionary rule. (3 lect.)