Advanced Criminal Procedure: Investigation Adjudication

Catalog description

This course covers pretrial law enforcement investigatory practices from investigation to charging, with an emphasis on constitutional law concerns. Additionally it covers the criminal trial process after police investigation ends and the adjudicative process commences. Areas of emphasis include search and seizure, confessions, right to counsel, right against self-incrimination, pretrial issues, the charging process, pretrial release and discovery, the trial, and post-conviction proceedings including sentencing and appeals. The course involves the study of United States Supreme Court cases to identify the current law on the topics studied as well as to identify the overarching themes in the Court's jurisprudence. Prerequisite: Must be admitted to either the MSCJ Program