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231 sec. 001 - Criminal Procedure - Investigations (Spring 2022)

Instructor: Orin S Kerr  (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 4
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person

Meeting:

MTuW 2:15 PM - 3:25 PM
Location: Law 110
From January 10, 2022
To April 26, 2022

Course Start: January 10, 2022
Course End: April 26, 2022
Class Number: 31481

Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 105
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 111
As of: 07/19 11:58 AM


This course covers the law of criminal investigations, based primarily on the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Topics include the constitutional rules for searching homes, cars, and people; the law of arrests; stop and frisk; surveillance law and computer searches; the scope of the exclusionary rule; the law of police interrogations, including the framework provided by Miranda v. Arizona; the role of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel; entrapment law; and the law of eyewitness identification.

Students will be expected to attend class and to participate in discussions throughout the semester.

Exam Notes: (F) In-class final exam
Exam Length: 3 hours
Course Category: Criminal Law

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Books:
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  • Basic Criminal Procedure: Cases, Comments and Questions
    Kamisar, LaFave, et al.
    Edition: 15th Ed, 2019
    Publisher: West Publishing
    ISBN: 9781683289890
    e-Book Available: Yes
    e-Book procurement note: https://www.westacademic.com/Kamisar-Basic-Criminal-Procedure-Cases-Comments-15th-CasebookPlus-9781684670611
    Price: $235.00
    Price Source: user provided
  • Modern Criminal Procedure, Basic Criminal Procedure, and Advanced Criminal Procedure, 15th, 2021 Supplement
    Yale Kamisar, Wayne LaFave, Jerold Israel, Nancy King, Orin Kerr, Eve Primus
    Edition: 15th ed., 2021
    Publisher: West Academic Publishing
    ISBN: 9781647088965
    e-Book Available: Yes
    e-Book procurement note: https://www.westacademic.com/Modern-Criminal-Procedure-Basic-Criminal-Procedure-and-Advanced-Criminal-Procedure-15th-2021-Supp
    Copyright Date: To Be Determined
    Price: 38.00
    Price Source: user provided

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