Criminal Procedure I (LAW-508-002)
Cynthia Jones
Meets: 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM (TuTh)
Enrolled: 74 / Limit: 75
Notices
1. All materials for this course will be posted on the MyWCL software platform. We will not use Canvas for this course 2. The required textbook for this class is: Taslitz, Herbert, Jones, “Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Sixth Edition” Foundation Press 2021. The first class on Tuesday, August 23rd will be pre-recorded and posted on MyWCL in advance. All other classes will be in-person. 3. The reading assignment for the first class is casebook pages 1-12; 27-34.
Description
Pretrial criminal procedure and constitutional limitations on the use of power under the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments. Topics include arrest; search and seizure; police interrogation, confessions, lineups, and other pretrial identification procedures; use of informants; scope and administration of exclusionary rules; and the rights of indigent defendants to counsel, transcript, and other aids.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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Taslitz, Herbert, Jones, “Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Sixth Edition” Foundation Press 2021.
First Class Readings
pages 1-12; 27-34.
Syllabus
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