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Credits
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Offered
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A study of fundamental aspects of criminal procedure. Emphasis will be given to judicial control of police practices by means of exclusionary rule, including search and seizure, and police interrogation. Consideration will also be given to fundamentals of procedural due process, including defendant’s privilege against self-incrimination, the right to counsel, right to trial, and double jeopardy. Additional topics may include decision to prosecute, preliminary examination, bail, discovery, plea bargaining, confrontation, speed trial, the relationship between fair trial and free press, habeas corpus, and cruel and unusual punishment.
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Every semester |
