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231 sec. 001 - Criminal Procedure - Investigations (Spring 2022)
Instructor: Orin 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 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
Copyright Date: To Be Determined
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