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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 | ... MORE |
| 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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