SOC 400 - Criminal Procedure


Course Calendar

The following schedule provides a guideline for assignments. Listed chapters and cases should be read prior to the first class meeting of each week. Cases and other study materials are found in the companion web site. Specific dates and assignments will be listed in the cjcampus classroom.

Week 1
  • Introduction
Week 2
  • Scheb 1: Fundamentals of Criminal Law and Procedure
Week 3
  • Batson v. Kentucky
  • Brandenburg v. Ohio
  • Mapp v. Ohio
  • Miranda v. Arizona
  • Gideon v. Wainwright
  • In re Gault
Week 4
  • Scheb 2: Organization of the Criminal Justice System
Week 5
  • Scheb 3: Search and Seizure
Week 6
  • Chimel v. California
  • Mapp v. Ohio
  • Terry v. Ohio
  • United States v. Leon
  • Weeks v. United States
  • Whren v. United States
Week 7
  • Scheb 4: Arrest, Interrogation, and Identification Procedures
Week 8
  • Chimel v. California
  • Koon v. United States
  • Miranda v. Arizona
  • Reid v. Georgia
  • Tennessee v. Garner
  • United States v. Arvizu
  • United States v. Sokolow
  • United States v. Wade
  • Whren v. United States
Week 9
  • Spring Break!
Week 10
  • Scheb 5: The Pretrial Process
Week 11
  • Bordenkircher v. Hayes
  • Boykin v. Alabama
  • Cook v. State
  • Duncan v. Louisiana
  • Powell v. Alabama
  • Sheppard v. Maxwell
  • Stack v. Boyle
  • United States v. Salerno
Week 12
  • Scheb 6: The Criminal Trial
Week 13
  • Scheb 7: Sentencing and Punishment
Week 14
  • Atkins v. Virginia
  • Coker v. Georgia
  • Ford v. Wainwright
  • Furman v. Georgia
  • Gregg v. Georgia
  • McCleskey v. Kemp
  • Payne v. Tennessee
Week 15
  • Scheb 8: Appeal and Postconviction Relief

Week 16

  • Scheb: APPENDIX B: The Constitution of the United States of America
  • Chapman v. California
  • Douglas v. California
  • Felker v. Turpin
  • Herrera v. Collins
  • Wiggins v. Smith

Exam Week

  • No assignments accepted after 11:55 p.m. - May 2, 2006




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August 2005 - Kenneth Mentor