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Section 1 | |
Introduction | |
The Development of the Law | |
Sources of Law | |
Sources of Individual Rights | |
Rules of Evidence | |
The American Criminal Court System | |
Jurisdiction | |
The Federal Courts | |
The State Courts | |
Court Actors | |
Overview of the Criminal Process | |
Some Important Underlying Concepts | |
Burdens of Production and Proof | |
The Exclusionary Rule | |
Affirmative Defenses | |
Forms of Evidence | |
Types of Evidence | |
Direct and Circumstantial Evidence | |
Judicial Notice | |
Presumptions and Inferences | |
Stipulations | |
Section 2 | |
An Introduction to the Fourth Amendment | |
Introduction | |
A Framework for Analyzing the Fourth Amendment | |
When a Search Occurs | |
Definition of Seizure | |
When a Search Is Reasonable: The Doctrine of Justification | |
Standing | |
Arrests and Searches With Warrants | |
Search and Arrest Warrant Components | |
Arrest Warrants | |
Search Warrants | |
Special Circumstances | |
Arrests and Searches Without Warrants | |
Warrantless Actions Based on Probable Cause | |
Warrantless Actions Based on Reasonable Suspicion | |
Warrantless Actions Based on Administrative Justification | |
Checkpoints | |
Warrantless Actions Based on Consent | |
Self-Incrimination, Confessions, and Identification Procedures | |
The Fifth Amendment and Self-Incrimination | |
Confessions | |
Identification Procedures | |
Section 3 | |
Witness Competency, Credibility, and Impeachment Introduction | |
Witness Credibility | |
Examining Witnesses | |
Securing the Attendance of Witnesses | |
Types of Witnesses | |
How Witnesses Are Examined | |
Opinion Testimony | |
Testimonial Privileges | |
Privileges and Witness Competency | |
Privileged Communications | |
The Hearsay Rule and Its Exceptions | |
Introduction | |
Hearsay and the Sixth Amendment | |
Exemptions and Exceptions Distinguished | |
Hearsay Exceptions | |
Hearsay Procedure | |
How Different Types of Evidence Are Introduced | |
Authentication | |
Best Evidence Rule | |
Real/Physical Evidence | |
Demonstrative Evidence | |
Scientific Evidence | |
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