All sections of the course focus primarily on issues of constitutional criminal procedure relating to the Fourth Amendment (search and seizure), Fifth Amendment (custodial interrogations), and Sixth Amendment (interrogation and identification), and also include anexamination of the defense of entrapment. Professor Fishman’s section also covers the grand jury, the rules governing subpoenas for testimony, exemplars and documents, and the obligations and responsibilities a defense attorney has when he or she discovers evidence tending to incriminate the defendant. Judge Bacon's section also covers electronic surveillance and use of grand jury as investigative technique.
Upper-level course for:
V. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
IX. Criminal Law and Criminal Justice