CRIM 2300 - Criminal Procedure

Credit Hours: 4.00

Objectives:

1. Distinguish between stop-and-frisks and arrests.
2. Identify the differences between reasonable suspicion and probable cause.
3. Determine when Miranda warnings have been properly given, properly invoked, and legally required.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to summarize the process of criminal procedure from arrest to resolution.

Objectives:

1. Determine when an attorney is required under the constitution.
2. Identify prosecutorial discretion and how it relates to charging defendants.
3. Describe the order of a criminal trial.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply relevant constitutional law provisions to criminal procedure. (MCOLES I.A.1.1.)

Objectives:

1. Apply the 4th Amendment to Searches and Seizures.
2. Apply the 5th Amendment against self-incrimination.
3. Identify how the 8th Amendment applies to sentencing.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

1. The Federal System
   1. The U.S. Supreme Court
   2. The Federal Constitution
2. Due Process
   1. Leading Cases
3. Search and Seizure
   1. Search Warrants
   2. Searches Incident to Arrest
   3. Inventory Searches
   4. Consent Searches
   5. Motor Vehicle Searches
   6. Exigent Circumstances
   7. Protections of Fourth Amendment
4. Right to Counsel
   1. Leading Cases
5. The Defense of Entrapment
   1. Leading Cases
6. The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
   1. Leading Cases
7. Preliminary Examinations
   1. Leading Cases
8. The Right to a Speedy Trial
   1. Leading Cases
9. Plea Bargaining
   1. Leading Cases
10. Double Jeopardy
    1. Leading Cases
11. Exclusionary Rule
    1. Leading Cases
12. Michigan Rules of Evidence