Exclusionary Rule

Use specific examples from the fact pattern to support your findings. You are a law student invited to give patrol officers information on the exclusionary rule to help them be more effective on the streets. Address the following elements: o Definition, purpose, application of the rule o The rule's impact on criminal cases o How the exceptions to the rule are applied o Discuss the alternatives o Provide a summarized layout of the arguments for and against this rule.

Testimony

Find a current or past court trial (via Internet or television) where an investigator or officer is called to testify. Evaluate the officer’s role and if he/she follows the guidelines on pp. 129-34 of the text. Then evaluate one-fourth to one-half of the officer’s court testimony. In 800-1,150 words, identify and summarize the trial you observed and evaluated. Explain: The courtroom role of the investigator or officer. How well the investigator or officer adhered to guidelines recommended in the text. If the outcome of the case was affected positively or negatively by the testimony. Methods or techniques that may have improved the investigator or p... click for more

Katz v. United States

Del Carmen, R. V. (2004). Criminal procedures: Law and practice (6th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. • Resource: Web site: http://laws.findlaw.com/us/389/347.html • Review the Katz v. United States (1967) ruling at the following Web site: http://laws.findlaw.com/us/389/347.html • As an individual citizen, how would you relate your expectation of privacy in your computer, including emails and internet access? Would this change if you used a computer in a public library to send email or access the Web? See attachment – Katz v United States

Inventory Search

Del Carmen, R. V. (2004). Criminal procedures: Law and practice (6th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. Should the police be allowed to use everything they find against an individual in an inventory search? Explain your reasoning.

Search and Seizure

Del Carmen, R. V. (2004). Criminal procedures: Law and practice (6th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. Three summaries for three of the eleven topics found in the text, pp. 218-225. Be sure to address each topic’s significance, recognize any protection attributed to the Fourth Amendment, distinguish if it is a search or a seizure, and provide your opinion. Explain your response. Please see attachment – pgs. 218 - 225