LETA 2010 Advanced Criminal Procedure
This course offers an in-depth look at the application of the procedural requirements of the US Criminal Justice System as mandated by the US Constitution, State Constitutions, plus the Federal and State Rules of Criminal Procedure. The course will familiarize students with the major constitutional cases and issues in the area of criminal procedure. Students will gain an understanding of the criminal process and the major cases associated with formalizing that process, as well as the ability to critically analyze the major issues associated with criminal procedure. The course discusses and examines the limits which the U.S. Constitution sets on police officers and other governmental agents as they gather evidence and prosecute criminal cases. The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment safeguards of the US Constitution are emphasized, with a particular focus upon the purposes of Arrest Law, the law of Warrants, Search and Seizure, the Exclusionary rule, Trial procedures, and other process remedies.