Federal Criminal Prosecution (E)

Catalog description

This course will offer a practical overview of the criminal justice system from the perspective of the public prosecutor, specifically examining issues that arise in investigating and prosecuting a federal criminal case. Students will be immersed in the factual and legal background of an actual federal criminal prosecution, and will be called upon to assume the role of prosecutor from the initial meeting with the investigating agent through the ultimate sentencing hearing. In the role of prosecutor, students will engage in substantial drafting exercises, including the drafting of a prosecution memorandum, indictment, motion for pretrial detention, discovery letter, response to.