POLS 4720: Criminal Procedure - SPIA UGASPIA...
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Instructor Information Fall 2017 11-12:15 T TH Baldwin 301 Course schedule on ELC POLS 4720: Criminal Procedure Course Information For a casebook style: Lloyd Weinreb, Leading Constitutional Cases on Criminal Justice Weinreb's Casebook 2016ed For a textbook style: Matthew Lippman, Criminal Procedure Matthew Lippman Criminal Procedure 3ed. Recommended Texts Teena Wilhelm 304c Baldwin Hall email: [email protected] Office hours: Tues 1-2pm and by appointment Course Description Course Description: This course examines the constitutional policy making of the United States Supreme Court in the area of criminal procedure. We will primarily be exploring some of the basic protections that the Bill of Rights affords citizens against the government in the sphere of criminal justice. We will also examine and discuss other salient issues in contemporary criminal justice, social policy, and legal discourse.
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InstructorInformation
Fall201711-12:15TTHBaldwin301CoursescheduleonELC
POLS4720:CriminalProcedure
CourseInformation
Foracasebookstyle:LloydWeinreb,LeadingConstitutionalCasesonCriminalJusticeWeinreb's Casebook 2016ed
Foratextbookstyle:MatthewLippman,CriminalProcedure
Matthew Lippman Criminal Procedure 3ed.
RecommendedTexts
TeenaWilhelm304cBaldwinHallemail:[email protected]:Tues1-2pmandbyappointment
CourseDescription
CourseDescription:ThiscourseexaminestheconstitutionalpolicymakingoftheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtintheareaofcriminalprocedure.WewillprimarilybeexploringsomeofthebasicprotectionsthattheBillofRightsaffordscitizensagainstthegovernmentinthesphereofcriminaljustice.Wewillalsoexamineanddiscussothersalientissuesincontemporarycriminaljustice,socialpolicy,andlegaldiscourse.
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ACADEMICHONESTYANDPROFESSIONALISMStandardsofConductforStudents:Studentsshouldbehaveinaprofessionalmanneratalltimes.Itisessentialthattheenvironmentinthisclassroomandanyotherclassroombeconducivetolearningandtolerantofallraces,ethnicgroups,andgender.Anystudentbehavinginamannerthatisinanywaydisruptiveorinappropriatetotheprofessorortootherstudentsintheclasswillbereferredtotheappropriateauthority.AcademicHonesty:Allstudentsareresponsibleformaintainingthehigheststandardsofhonestyandintegrityineveryphaseoftheiracademiccareers.ForrelatedinformationonUniversitypolicy,seeACultureofHonestyattheUniversityofGeorgiaissuedbytheOfficeoftheVicePresidentforInstruction.
CourseRequirements1. MidtermExam-30%2. FinalExam-30%3. ClassParticipation-15%4. Hypotheticals-15%5. MockTrial-10%
ThingstoKnow:
1. Examsarenon-comprehensive.Studentsareresponsibleforallbackgroundandrelatedmaterialofferedinthetextandlectures.Studentswhohavealegitimatereasonformissinganexammustnotifytheprofessorbeforetheexamandprovidetheprofessorwithvalidatingevidence(e.g.,notefromdoctor).Studentswithavalidexcusewillbeallowedtomakeupthefirstexamduringtheprofessor’sofficehoursnolaterthanoneweekaftertheregularlyscheduledexaminationdate.Beforewarned:Iwillmakeexceptionsunderonlythemostunusualofcircumstances.
2. Participationrepresentsanintegralpartofthiscourse,andattendancewillbeobserved(andalsoformallytaken)inallclasses.Youshouldattendclass,asmuchaspossible,allofthetime.That’sagoodgeneralruletofollowforallofyourclasses,notjustmine.Itensuresthatyoudon’twasteyourmoney,oryourparent’smoney,orthemoneyyou’veearnedwithallofyourhighschooldiligence.Still,youshoulddomorethansimply“show-up.”Participationpointsarepartlybaseduponregularattendance.Theotherportionofthegradeisderivedfromactualclassparticipation,includingdiscussionoftheassignedreadingandcases,Classprepshouldincludereadingand“briefing”casespriortoclass.Occasionally,Iwilladministercasebriefquizzessotoassesswhetherstudentsareactuallydoingtheassignedcasebriefs.Thesewillalsocounttowardsclassparticipation.
3. Hypotheticalquestionsarethoseinwhichyouaregivenacasescenarioandexpectedtocomposeanattorney’sargumentinresponsetothecasedescribed.Theywillbegivenonassigneddayswiththetopicknownbeforehand(oneweekinadvance).
4. MockTrialJurySimulation–Participationasajuror, which requires that each studentparticipate fully by watching the trial andparticipatinginjurydeliberations.
GradingScale:
A 94-100
A- 89.5-90
B+ 86.5-89
B 83-86
B- 79.5-82
C+ 76.5-79
C 73-76
C- 69.5-72
D 60-69
ImportantDates:
TBA Hypothetical1,2
October5- MidtermExam
TBA- Hypothetical3,4
November20-24Break
Nov28-30 MootCourts
December7 FinalExam
