Introduction : the study of criminal procedure
The exclusionary rule and other remedies for Fourth Amendment violations
The law of arrest
Introdcution to the law of searches : a framework for analyzing when "searches" occur and when they are reasonable
The search warrant
Search incident to a lawful arrest
The "automobile exception"
Hot pursuit
Evanescent evidence and endangered persons
Plain view
Stop and frisk
Consent searches
Regulatory inspections and searches
Technological surveillance
Overview of the privilege against self-incrimination
Confessions
General restrictions on identification
Eyewitness identification techniques
The entrapment defense
Initial custodial decisions : pretrial dentention and release
Constraints on prosecutorial discretion : charging, joinder and venue rules
The preliminary hearing
The grand jury
Discovery
The right to speedy trail
Guilty pleas and plea bargaining
The right to an impartial jury and judge
Adversarial rights : openness, confrontation, and compulsory process
Appeals
Double jeopardy
The right to counsel
Effective assistance of counsel
Federal habeas corpus : the closing door
State constitutions as an independent source of rights.