CRIM 205 - Procedural Criminal Law

1. Explain the structures and processes of the American criminal court system within the context of the greater criminal justice system.
2. Differentiate between various burdens of proof and standards used within the criminal pretrial process, including reasonable suspicion, probable cause, and the exclusionary rule, as
3. Differentiate between various levels of law enforcement searches and seizures of people, including stops, frisks, arrests, and the use of force.
4. Differentiate between various levels of law enforcement searches and seizures of things, including motor vehicle searches, open fields, abandonment, border searches, and plain view.
5. Identify various methods used by law enforcement to identify suspects during the pretrial process.
6. Explain the significance of Miranda v. Arizona with respect to law enforcement interrogations, suspect confessions and admissions.
7. Describe the procedural rights of the accused throughout the criminal trial process, from jury selection through sentencing and punishment.
8. Recognize how law enforcement officers may be subject to legal liability under both state and federal law.
9. Discuss when Indiana criminal procedural law may be different from federal law and when it must follow the federal rulings for criminal procedure.

• Reasonable suspicion
• Probable cause
• Exclusionary rule
• Stops
• Frisks
• Arrest
• Use of force
• Motor vehicle searches
• Plain view
• Abandonment
• Border searches
• Line-ups
• Show-ups
• Confessions
• Admissions
• Section 1983

 
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