Criminal Procedure: Investigation

3 units

This course provides a detailed introduction to the procedural rules constraining the investigation of crime by law-enforcement officers. The course will largely focus on federal constitutional law, particularly the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. Topics include the power to arrest and seize; the reasonableness of various kinds of searches; limits on electronic surveillance; the exclusionary rule for illegally obtained evidence; the Miranda doctrine; and the right to counsel's restrictions on police interrogation. Students may take both Criminal Procedure: Adjudication and this course. Grades will be based on a final examination and may take class participation, attendance, and professionalism into consideration. Electronic devices will not be permitted. 3 units.