Criminal Procedure

Description

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6 page laminated guide includes:

NCBE/MBE Topics

The 14th A. & its Incorporation by the States

Incorporation Debate

State & Federal Statutes & Rules

Sources of Criminal Procedure Law

Overview of a Criminal Proceeding

Probable Cause for Arrest

Police Station Booking

Filing Charges

First Appearance

Preliminary Hearing

Information or Indictment

Arraignment

Pretrial

Motion for Discovery

Trial

The 4th A.: Right Against Unreasonable Search & Seizure

Definitions & Limitations

What is a Search?

Seizures are Protected by the 4th A.

Reasonableness

Scope & Probable Cause

Reasonable Suspicion

Special Standards for Reasonableness: Balancing Approach

Warrant Requirement of the 4th A.

Search Warrants & Arrest Warrants

Exceptions to Search Warrant

Terry Stop: Warrantless Brief Detention & “Stop & Frisk”

Reasonableness of Seizures

Ad Hoc Balancing

Administrative Searches

Border Searches

Judicial Doctrines

Exclusionary Rule

Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

The 5th A.: Confessions

Due Process:

Involuntary Confession

Voluntariness

Miranda Rights

Custody

Interrogation

Invocation of Rights: “Bright Line”

Limitations

Effect of Miranda Violation

The 6th A.: Right to Counsel

The 8th A.: Cruel & Unusual Punishment

Additional information