Categories: Constitutional Law

Instructor(s)

Butler, Louis

Course Data

Room 5229
TR 9:30am-10:50am

Pass/Fail: Yes

Course Description


Taught by a former justice of the
Wisconsin Supreme Court, this class will look at the constitutional
underpinnings of criminal procedure, with a focus on the Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution.  Topics covered will include a detailed look
at confession law, right to counsel issues, guilty, no contest and Alford
pleas, motion practice tied to constitutional issues (including eyewitness
identification questions, arrests, search and seizure, double jeopardy, discovery,
and public and speedy trial issues), jury trials (including the right to
present a defense, the confrontation clause and its evolution, and compulsory
process), jury trial waivers, and appeal rights.  Class size will be limited to 15 students,
with grading based on a research paper with a topic selected by the student and
approved by the instructor (20 pgs. for three credits, with an outline and
draft submitted for those who want to satisfy the legal writing requirement)
and classroom participation.  This class will
satisfy the Constitutional Law II requirement. 


 

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