LAW 6263

Criminal Procedures: Adjudications

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This course will primarily focus on the adjudication phase of the criminal process including: (1) the right to counsel, including the right to the effective assistance of counsel and conflict-free counsel; (2) the admissibility of incriminating statements; (3) charging, severance & joinder, and pretrial detention; (4) the law of guilty pleas; (5) jury composition and selection; (6) fair trial procedures including rights afforded by the Confrontation, Double Jeopardy and Due Process Clauses; and (7) sentencing practice and procedure.

When Offered Fall.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies the professional responsibility requirement.

Comments Enrolling in this course does not prohibit enrollment in another professional responsibility course.

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