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Spring 2025

5326 Criminal Procedure - BRALEY- 15675

Professor(s): Tim Braley (OTHER FACULTY)

Credits: 3

Course Areas: Criminal Law 

Time: 6:00p-7:30p  MW  Location:  

Course Outline: This constitutional law course involves the police investigation of criminal activities. Topics include the rules governing search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment, confessions under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, the role of the due process clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments with respect to the foregoing, and the remedy of exclusion for constitutional violations.

Course Syllabus: Syllabus

Course Notes: (Synchronous – On Campus Exams)  The UH registration system instruction mode for this course is listed in parenthesis. Contrary to the UH information, some student materials may not be available online, such as an assigned casebook. A physical classroom may be assigned for this course to give students a location in the Law Center to join the virtual class sessions. If the course has a final examination, it will be conducted in a classroom in face-to-face mode requiring your physical presence. Other assessment, such as a mid-term exam, may also be in a classroom.

Prerequisites:  

First Day Assignments:

Final Exam Schedule: 4/30/2025 6-9pm      

This course will have:
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Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: No

Experiential Course Type: No

Bar Course: Critical (MBE & MEE)

DistanceEd ABA: Yes

Pass-Fail Student Election: Available

Course Materials

Book(s) Required

Course Materials: Criminal Procedure, Investigation, Chemerinsky and Levenson (4th Edition)