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231.1 sec. 001 - Criminal Procedure - Adjudication (Spring 2026)
Instructor: Candis Lea Mitchell (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 4
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
MW 6:25 PM - 8:15 PM
Location: Law 105
From January 12, 2026
To April 28, 2026
Course End: April 28, 2026
Class Number: 33052
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 47
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 85
As of: 02/19 02:45 AM
This course explores the constitutional and statutory law governing the criminal adjudication process. It covers charging decisions and grand jury; bail; right to counsel; right to jury, including race- and sex-based peremptory strikes and the fair cross-section requirement, and the Apprendi doctrine; plea bargaining; discovery; pre-trial, trial, and post-trial proceedings; double jeopardy; sentencing; habeas corpus; and appellate standards of review. We will concentrate primarily on federal law, with some coverage of state procedure.
This class will be taught from a practitioner's vantage. To that end, we will spend substantial class time discussing practical application, including a mandatory but ungraded motion assignment.
Note: Criminal Procedure-Investigations and Evidence are not prerequisites, and cover substantially different material.
Also note: If you are taking Criminal Procedure primarily for bar exam purposes, and have to choose between taking Investigations or Adjudication, I would strongly suggest taking Investigations instead.
Exam Notes: (F) In-class Final Exam
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 3 hours
Course Category: Criminal Law
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Social Justice and Public Interest
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