Criminal Procedure (CMJ 280)

Term: 2025-2026 Academic Year Spring

Faculty

David Edward NelsonShow MyInfo popup for David Edward Nelson

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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM (1/12/2026 - 5/1/2026) Location: MAIN BRTN 106

Description

This introductory course begins with first contact with the police, all the way through to appeal. We will discuss Search and Seizure; Interrogations, Confessions, and Identification Procedures; The Beginnings of Formal Proceedings; Trial, Conviction, and Beyond. This course presupposes no legal expertise, connects criminal procedure cases to the real world through innovative pedagogy, and encourages students through numerous decision making exercises to be critical thinkers by putting them in the position of judge.