Federal Criminal Procedure (ASP)

Catalog description

7304. 3 hours. This is a semi-skills, semi-doctrinal course. Substantively, this course is will cover the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments of the United States Constitution. Topics include arrest, search and seizure, investigative detentions, warrant requirements, confessions and the right to counsel. This course will use both essay questions and multiple choice questions as vehicles to learn the law. This course is designed to reinforce basic law school skills (reading comprehension, rule synthesis, analysis) while using the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments as a backdrop. This course will include a writing segment.