Criminal Procedure: CRMJ 4140-80 Syllabus, Fall 2020

WELCOME!Instructor: Dan FetscoTelephone: 307 766 2988Email: dfetsco@uwyo.eduOffice: 204Arts&SciencesOfficeHours: byZoomappointmentMEET YOUR GAName:JannatAraHoqueOffice:TBDOfficeHours:ByZoomappt.Email:jhoque@uwyo.edu

COURSE INFORMATIONDayDay/Time: Mon. from 5:15 – 7:00 pmRoom:NA/distancelearning–Zoom–Iwilltypically

belocatedinmyofficeforclass.CreditHours: 3

PREREQUISITES CRMJ1001,2210&2400ordeclaredpubliclawminor

COURSE DESCRIPTIONThiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstoissuesand processes associated with safeguarding personallibertiesof criminal suspectsduring the investigatoryandarreststagesofcriminalprocedure,includingpro-cedures for search and seizure, arrest, application of force,interrogationandconfession,pretrialidentifica-tion, and the exclusionary rule.

COURSE OBJECTIVESUpon completion of this course students should possessthefollowing:

∆ Anunderstandingofthecontextofcon-stitutional criminal procedural law.

∆ Theabilitytoidentifyanddiscussthecompetingvaluesinvolvedinconsti-tutional criminal procedure and the tensionthatexitsbetweenthem.

∆ Theabilitytoread,understand,andsummarize appellate court cases.

∆ Anunderstandingoftheprominentconstitutional criminal procedure case lawprinciplesandtheabilitytorec-ognizeandapplythoseprinciplesanddoctrinesinavarietyofcontexts.

REQUIRED READINGS*:Lippman, M. (2020). Criminal Procedure, (4thEdition).ThousandOaks,CA.SAGEPub-lications Inc.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:Gradesforthiscoursewillbecomprisedinthe

followingway:

A. Semester Exams -Therewillbeatotalofthreeexamsthroughoutthecourse(includingthefinal)ofthesemes-ter. Theexamswillbeacombinationofshortanswer,essay,withsomemultiplechoiceandtrue/falsequestions.Allexamswillbeworth100points.TheexamswillbepostedonWyoCoursesandIwillprovideyouwiththepossible short answer and essay questions prior to the

exam.However,of thoseshortanswerandessayques-tions,Iwillselectasmallernumberofquestionsfortheexam,excludingseveralquestions.For instance, Imayprovideyouwith fouressayquestions tostudy,but fortheexam,onlytwoofthosequestionswillbefeatured,andyouwillbeaskedtoansweronlyone.Youmaytaketheexamsanytimeduringtheweekinwhichtheexamisscheduled.Youwillhave2hourstocompletetheexam.

B. Case Briefing Assignment – during the courseofthesemester,youwillberequiredtopreparealegalcasebriefoftheU.S.SupremeCourtopin-ion in Wyoming v. Houghton,foundonpages237and239ofyourtext.Thebriefwillbeworth100points. Further instructions on the case brief as-signmentwillforthcoming.

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· excellentpostsrespondtospecificpointsinotherstudents’postsinameaningfulwaythatmovestheconversationforward

· excellent posts inspire many responses from other students

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Youareexpectedtoparticipatewithexcellentpostsin

everymodule’sdiscussionboard,eachweek.Eachdiscussionboardwillbeworth10pointsforatotalof150points.Thediscussionboardsandquestionswillbereadyby8:00a.m.oneachTuesday and can be accessed throughWyoCourses, and theywillclosethefollowingTuesday at 11:59 p.m.

Guest speakers: Idohopetohaveseveralguestspeak-ersaddresstheclassthroughoutthesemester,andduringthoseweeks,Iwillreplacethediscussionboardswithactivitiesrelatedtothatspeaker.

Grading Scale Exam#1WeekofSept.28th 100pointsExam#2WeekofOct.26th 100pointsExam#3/FinalsWeek 100pointsDiscussionBoards 150pointsCaseBriefdueNov.25th 100pointsTotal 550 points

Grade:ABCDF

Percentage:90-100%80-89.99%70-79.99%60-69.99%less than 60%

Class Points:495-550440-494385-439330-384000-329

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1. Participationinanorganizedschoolactivity2. Death in the immediate family3. Illness(withdoctor’swrittenexcuse)4. Specialcircumstancesthathavebeenapprovedin

advance bytheinstructor

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COURSE OUTLINEAugust24th: Introduction/ReviewSyllabus;Chapter1–An

IntroductiontoCriminalProcedure,pp.1-15.August31st: Chapter2–TheSourcesofCriminalProcedure,

pp.16-47.September7th: Chapter3–SearchesandSeizures,pp.48-90.September14th: Chapter4–StopandFrisk,pp.91-132.September21st: Chapter5–ProbableCause&Arrests,pp.133-179.September28th: Chapter6–SearchesandSeizuresofProperty,pp.180-243. Exam 1October5th: Chapter7–InspectionsandRegulatorySearches,pp.244-282.October12th: Chapter8–InterrogationsandConfessions,pp.283-346.October19th: Chapter9–EyewitnessandScientificIdentifications,pp.347-384.October26th: Chapter10–TheExclusionaryRuleandEntrapment,pp.385-426. Exam 2November2nd: Chapter11–CivilandCriminalRemediesforConstitutionalViolations,pp.427-465.November9th: Chapter12–TheInitiationoftheLegalProcess,Bail,andtheRighttoCounsel,pp.466-

510.November16th: Chapter13–TheCourtroom:ThePretrialandTrialProcess,pp.511-574November23rd: Chapter14–SentencingandAppeals,pp.575-616.November 25th: Paper DueNovember30th: Chapter15–Counterterrorism,pp.617-642. Catch-upandreviewforFinal ExamDecember 4th: Final Exam available

December 14th: FINAL EXAM DUE at 11:59 p.m.*Note: This is a tentative class schedule which may be adjusted due to unforeseen circumstances. The instructor will notify students at least one week in advance of any changes to the test schedule.