CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
MASTER COURSE SYLLABUS-FALL 2014
[Tuesday-Thursday, 1:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.]
Zachem
Class # 1; August 26, 20141
(A) Stories of Scottsboro, Pgs. 18-22; Norms of the Criminal Process, Pgs. 34-44.
(B) Newspaper Articles
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
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 28, 2014
(A) Fourth Amendment: An Overview. Reach of the 4th Amendment. Pgs. 64-67.
(B) The Birth of the Exclusionary Rule. Pgs. 75-85.2
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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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 2, 2014
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) on WCL WEBSITE
Class # 4; September 4, 2014
(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) on WCL WEBSITE.
Calif. v. Greenwood, (1988).
Class # 5; September 9, 2014
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 11, 2014
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 16, 2014
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 18, 2014
Warrantless Searches
(A) Exigent Circumstances. Pgs. 209-221.
Warden v. Hayden, (1967).
Welsh v. Wisconsin, (1984).
Kentucky v. King, (2011).
Missouri v. McNeely, (2013), ON WCL WEBSITE
(B) Search Incident to Arrest (Introduction). Pgs. 221-237.
Chimel v. California, (1969).
United States v. Robinson, (1973).
Riley v. United States, (2014) on WCL WEBSITE
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Class # 9; September 23, 2013
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 25, 2014
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 30, 2014
(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 2, 2014
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 7, 2014
Terry Doctrine. Pgs. 349-366.
Terry v. Ohio, (1968).
Minnesota v. Dickerson, (1993).
Illinois v. Caballes, (2005).
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Class # 14; October 9, 2014
“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 14, 2014
“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 16, 2014
Fourth Amendment Review Class.
Class # 17; October 21, 2014
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 23, 2014
Self Incrimination and Miranda. Pgs. 560-590.
Bram v. United States, (1897).
Miranda v. United States, (1966).
Illinois v. Perkins, (1990).
Class # 19; October 28, 2014
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 30, 2014
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).
Salinas v. Texas, (2013) on WCL WEBSITE.
Class # 21; November 4, 2014
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 6, 2014
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 11, 2014
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 13, 2014
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 18, 2014
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 20, 2014
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 25, 2014
“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 2, 2014
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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