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Fall 2009
5350 Criminal Procedure: The Adjudication Process - McCONNELL- 16728

Professor(s): Ryan  McConnell (ADJUNCT)

Credits: 3

Course Areas: Constitutional and Criminal Law 

Time: 6:00p-7:30p  MW Location: BLB 240 

Course Outline: This course focuses on the constitutional and procedural rules applicable in criminal prosecutions from arrest to sentencing/appeal. The course will cover the charging process (for both individuals and corporate entities), drafting Indictments, grand jury practice/secrecy, bail/detention, discovery (including Brady/Giglio), speedy trial issues, guilty pleas, trial practice/procedure, guideline sentencing/variances, and appeals. The course will also cover the DOJ policies applicable from charging to sentencing found in the United States Attorney’s Manual and other public materials.



The course is designed to provide students with an understanding of criminal procedure and perspective on how the rules work in practice.



This class is separate from Criminal Procedure: The Investigative Process – the two courses are not sequential in nature and neither course is a prerequisite for the other course. They may be taken separately or at the same time.

Course Syllabus: Syllabus

Course Notes: Adjunct Professor, Ryan McConnell from the U.S. Attorney's Office.  

Prerequisites:  

First Day Assignments: first day reading assignment - 888-90, 896-901, 906-10.

Final Exam Schedule: 12/14 6 - 9pm  213 BLB  240 BLB  

This course will have:
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Book Requirements:

• (7/29/2009 4:12:22 PM) Title: Criminal Procedures: Cases, Statutes, and Executive Materials
  Author: Marc L. Miller and Ronald F. Wright
  Edition: Third Year:  ISBN:  9780735563247 Publisher: Aspen
  Photocopied Materials - Available from the UH Copy Center Additional course materials available in the UHLC Copy Center.