LAWS C532 - Criminal Process

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

LAWS - Law School

Description:

The course will cover three distinct phases of the criminal process. The Investigative Process phase will provide intensive consideration of Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment issues and draw distinctions and parallels between federal and Pennsylvania treatment of those areas. The Charging Process segment will consider issues of prosecutorial discretion and the law regarding the conduct of federal and state grand juries. The Trial Process component will focus on matters of jury selection, Confrontation Clause problems and standards of proof commonly faced in the unique criminal context.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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