CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
MASTER COURSE SYLLABUS-FALL 2015
Tuesday-Thursday, 1:30 to 2:50 p.m.
Zachem
Class # 1; August 25, 20151
(A) Stories of Scottsboro, Pgs. 18-22; Norms of the Criminal Process, Pgs. 34-44.
(B) Newspaper Articles2
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The Southeast Washington Drive-by Shootings, Part One.
The Southeast Washington Drive-by Shootings, Part Two.
Mayor Fenty Booed on Delayed Arrival at Scene of Fatal Shootings.
D.C. Police, Prosecutors Disagree on Handling of Shooting Suspect.
(C) Administrative Matters. See “Course Description.”
Class # 2; August 27, 2015
(A) Fourth Amendment: An Overview. Reach of the 4th Amendment. Pgs. 64-67.
(B) The Birth of the Exclusionary Rule. Pgs. 75-85.3
Weeks v. United States, (1914).
Wolf v. Colorado, (1949).
Mapp v. Ohio, (1961).
(C) What is a Search (of places)? Pgs. 87-94.
Katz v. United States (1967).
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All page references are to Criminal Procedure-Investigating Crime by Joshua Dressler & George Thomas, Fifth
Edition (October, 2012).
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These articles are found on the WCL class webpage.
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Note that we will study the exclusionary rule in greater detail later in the term. See Classes # 26 and # 27. For
now, focus on the philosophical and jurisprudential underpinnings for the rule.
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Class # 3; September 1, 2015
Electronic Surveillance: Bell Bottom Days to Skinny Jeans. Pgs. 95 through 112, n.3.
United States v. White, (1971).
Smith v. Maryland, (1979).
In Re: Application of the FBI (FISA Court 2014) WCL Webpage
Class # 4; September 3, 2015
(A) Electronic Surveillance (con’t) and Curtilage Pgs. 121-147.
Kyllo v. United States (2001)
United States v. Knotts, (1983).
United States v. Karo, (1984).
United States v. Jones, (2012)
Florida v. Jardines, (2013) WCL Webpage
Calif. v. Greenwood, (1988).
Class # 5; September 8, 2015
Probable Cause. Pgs. 151-178.
Spinelli v. United States. (1969).
Illinois v. Gates, (1983).
Franks v. Delaware, (1978). Pg. 165, n. 6.
Maryland v. Pringle, (2003). Pgs. 166-167, n. 9.
Class # 6; September 10, 2015
Arrest Warrants and Warrantless Arrests. Pgs. 179-191.
Payton v. United States, (1980).
Gerstein v. Pugh, (1975).
Riverside v. McLaughlin, (1991).
Minnesota v. Olsen, (1990).
Steagald v. United States, (1981).
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Class # 7; September 15, 2015
Search Warrants
(A) The Constitutional Debate. Pgs. 191-195.
(B) Contents of a Valid Warrant. Pgs. 195-199.
Lo-Ji Sales, Inc. v. New York (1979).
(C) Execution of Search Warrants. Pgs. 199 through top of 209.
Richards v. Wisconsin, (1997).
United States v. Banks, (2003).
Illinois v. McArthur, (2001).
Maryland v. Garrison, (1987).
Ybarra v. Illinois, (1979).
Michigan v. Summers, (1981).
Class # 8; September 17, 2015
Warrantless Searches
(A) Exigent Circumstances. Pgs. 209-221.
Warden v. Hayden, (1967).
Welsh v. Wisconsin, (1984).
Kentucky v. King, (2011).
Missouri v. McNeely, (2013), WCL Webpage
(B) Search Incident to Arrest (Introduction). Pgs. 221-237.
Chimel v. California, (1969).
United States v. Robinson, (1973).
Riley v. California, (June, 2014) WCL Webpage
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Class # 9; September 22, 2015
Search Incident to Arrest (con’t) and Inventory Searches
(A) Arrests of Automobile Occupants. Pgs. 238-268.
New York v. Belton, (1981).
Knowles v. Iowa, (1998).
Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, (2001).
Virginia v. Moore, (2008).
Thornton v. United States, (2004).
Arizona v. Gant, (2009).
Whren v. United States, (1996).
(B)
Inventory Searches. Pgs. 237-238.
Illinois v. Lafayette, (1983).
Class # 10; September 24, 2015
Cars and Containers…or, is it Containers and Cars? Pgs. 268-291.
Carroll v. United States
Chambers v. Maroney, (1970).
Coolidge v. New Hampshire, (1971).
Calif. v. Carney, (1985).
South Dakota v. Opperman, (1976).
Florida v. Wells, (1990).
United States v. Chadwick, (1977).
United States v. Ross, (1982).
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Class # 11; September 29, 2015
(A) Containers and Cars, (continued). Pgs. 292 to 299.
Calif. v. Acevedo, (1991).
Wyoming v. Houghton, (1999).
(B) Plain View/Plain Touch. Pgs. 299-311.
Horton v. Calif., (1990). Continued….
Arizona v. Hicks, (1987).
Minnesota v. Dickerson, (1993).
Class # 12; October 1, 2015
Consent. Pgs. 311-344.
Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, (1973).
Bumper v. North Carolina, (1968).
Ohio v. Robinette, (1996).
Georgia v. Randolph, (2006).
Illinois v. Rodriguez, (1990).
Florida v. Jimeno, (1991).
Class # 13; October 6, 2015
Terry Doctrine. Pgs. 349-366.
Terry v. Ohio, (1968).
Minnesota v. Dickerson, (1993).
Illinois v. Caballes, (2005).
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Class # 14; October 8, 2015
“Terry Seizures” vs. De Facto Arrests. Pgs. 367 through 375.
Dunaway v. New York, (1979).
Florida v. Royer, (1983).
Pa. v. Mimms, (1977). Continued…..
Maryland v. Wilson, (1997).
United States v. Sharpe, (1985).
Seizure vs. Non-Seizure Encounters. Pgs. 375-382.
United States v. Mendenhall, (1980).
Non-Seizure Encounters? Pgs. 383-396.
United States v. Drayton, (2002).
Calif. v. Hodari D., (1991).
Brendlin v. Calif., (2007).
Class # 15; October 13, 2015
“Reasonable Suspicion.” Pgs. 396-410.
Alabama v. White, (1990).
Florida v. J.L., (2000).
Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District, (2004).
Illinois v. Wardlow, (2000).
Extending Terry. Pgs. 410-422.
Maryland v. Buie, (1990).
United States v. Place, (1983).
Michigan v. Long, (1983).
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Class # 16; October 15, 2015
Fourth Amendment Review Class.
Class # 17; October 20, 2015
Confessions: The Voluntariness Requirement. Pgs. 531-538; 549-559.
“The Truth About Torture.”
Colorado v. Connelly, (1986).
Spano v. New York, (1959).
Arizona v. Fulimante, (1991).
Class # 18; October 22, 2015
Self Incrimination and Miranda. Pgs. 560-590.
Bram v. United States, (1897).
Miranda v. United States, (1966).
Illinois v. Perkins, (1990).
Class # 19; October 27, 2015
Miranda, (continued).
Is the Suspect in Custody? Pgs. 632 through 640.
Oregon v. Mathiason, (1977).
Berkermer v. McCarthy, (1984).
Thompson v. Keohane, (1995).
J.D.B. v. North Carolina, (2011).
Is the Suspect Being Interrogated? Pgs. 641 through 650.
Rhode Island v. Innis, (1980).
Pa. v. Muniz, (1980).
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Class # 20; October 29, 2015
Has the Suspect Given a Knowing, Intelligent and Voluntary Waiver? Pgs. 650681.
North Carolina v. Butler, (1979).
Johnson v. Zerbst, (1938).
Colorado v. Spring, (1987).
Moran v. Burbine, (1986).
Edwards v. Arizona, (1981).
Michigan v. Mosley, (1975).
Minnick v. Mississippi, (1990).
Maryland v. Shatzer, (2010).
Berghuis v. Thompkins, (2010).
Class # 21; November 3, 2015
Reactions to Miranda: (“Stormy Seas”). Pgs. 596-632.
New York v. Quarles, (1984).
Oregon v. Elstad, (1985).
Dickerson v. United States, (2000).
Missouri v. Seibert, (2004).
United States v. Patane, (2004).
Class # 22; November 5, 2015
Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel and Possible Waivers of that Right. Pgs. 692
through 711.
Massiah v. United States, (1964).
United States v. Henry, (1980).
Kuhlman v. Wilson, (1986).
Brewer v. Williams, (1977).
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Class # 23; November 10, 2015
Massiah Waiver (continued). Pgs. 712 through 734.
Patterson v. Illinois, (1988).
Montejo v. Louisiana (2009).
Massiah and Miranda: A Divergence. Pgs. 734-747.
McNeil v. Wisconsin, (1981).
Texas v. Cobb, (2001).
Kansas v. Ventris, (2009).
Class # 24; November 12, 2015
Eye-Witness Identification and the Right to Counsel. Pgs. 764-779.
United States v. Wade, (1967).
Kirby v. Illinois, (1972).
United States v. Ash, (1973).
Eye-Witness Identification and Due Process Concerns. Pgs. 779-794.
Perry v. New Hampshire, (2012).
Class # 25; November 17, 2015
Standing. Pgs. 445 through 467.
Rakas v. Illinois, (1978).
Minnesota v. Olson, (1990).
Rawlings v. Kentucky, (1980).
Minnesota v. Carter, (1998).
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Class # 26; November 19, 2015
Re-Visiting the Exclusionary Rule. Pgs. 75-84 Pgs. 467 through 471.
Mapp v. Ohio, (1961).
United States v. Calandra, (1974).
Narrowing of the Exclusionary Rule and “Good Faith.” Pgs. 484 through 528.
United States v. Leon, (1984).
Mass. v. Sheppard, (1984).
Groh v. Ramirez, (2004).
Herring v. United States, (2009).
Davis v. United States, (2011).
Class # 27; November 24, 2015
“Independent Source Doctrine.” Pgs. 471 through 477, n.3.
Murray v. United States (1988).
“Inevitable Discovery Doctrine.” Pg. 477, n.4 through top of pg 478.
Nix v. Williams, (1984).
“Attenuation, or Dissipation of Taint Doctrine”; “Fruit of the Poisonous Tree.”
Pgs. 478-483.
Wong Sun v. United States, (1963).
Brown v. Illinois, (1975).
United States v. Ceccolini, (1978).
Class # 28; December 1, 2015
Last Class!! Review for Final Examination or, alternatively, cram in at the last
minute all of the stuff we did not get to in the previous 27 classes.
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