Tabulated report of the points and cases studied between week 1 and week 7

            

		Case study
Week 1	Federal and State judicial systems
Week 2	The U.S. Supreme Court power of Judicial Review Diagrams:  How Cases Reach the Supreme Court Reaching the Supreme Court:  - Writ of Appeal - Writ of Certiorari - Writ of Habeas Corpus	Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Week 3	Criminal Procedure The Fourteenth Amendment (1868) Incorporation of the Bill of Rights The due process clause Selective incorporation (Palko v. Connecticut (1937)) The Fourth Amendment: The Exclusionary Rule (The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine) and the exceptions to the exclusionary rule: Plain View / Search incident to a lawful arrest / Exigent Circumstances / Stop and Frisk Searches / Consent	Georgia v. Randolph (2006) (to be distinguished from U.S. v. Matlock (1974))
Week 4	Warrantless seizure of a passenger in a car The Fourth Amendment: Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures Definition of a “search” Probable cause / reasonable suspicion	Brendlin v. California (2007)
Week 5	The Miranda Rights ê Amendments 5 and 6 The Fifth Amendment: (Indictment by a grand jury in cases of ‘infamous crimes’) Protection against Double-Jeopardy Protection against Self-Incrimination (Right to due process of law) (The Just Compensation Clause) The Sixth Amendment: Right to a speedy and public trial Right to trial by an impartial jury Right to be informed of the nature of the charges The Confrontation clause: the right of the accused to cross-examine witnesses and to subpoena his / her own witnesses. Assistance of Counsel	Berghuis v. Thompkins (2010)
Week 6	Pre-trial procedure: Distinction between misdemeanors and felonies Distinction between an indictment and an information The Role of the Prosecutor The Role of the Grand Jury The Initial Appearance (arraignment)   The Preliminary Hearing:    Probable Cause / The Rule of Evidence Plea Bargaining The Pre-trial motions: Motion to dismiss / Motion to suppress / Motion for discovery	Eddings v. Oklahoma (1982)
Week 7	Trial Stages: Reading of the Indictment / of the Information Opening Statements Witnesses for the Prosecution Motion for a judgment of acquittal Questioning of the Accused (and the Fifth Amendment) Witnesses for the Defence Rebuttal Motion for a redirect verdict Instructions Closing arguments of the parties Amendment 8: Focus on the “Cruel and Unusual Punishment” Clause.	Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008)
Week 8	In-Class Exam