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Criminal Law and the Constitution
LSTU E-103 Criminal Law and the Constitution (13256)
Fall term
Bruce Hay, JD, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School.
Class times: Wednesdays beginning Sept. 2, 7:35-9:35 pm. Optional sections to be arranged.
Course tuition: noncredit $600, undergraduate credit $900, graduate credit $1,800.
This course examines the intersection of constitutional law and the American criminal process, with emphasis on the constitutional restraints on police, prosecutors, and courts in the investigation, trial, and punishment of crimes. The bulk of the reading consists of modern and contemporary decisions of the United States Supreme Court. Topics explored include warrantless searches, interrogation and confessions, the rules of evidence at trial, eyewitness testimony and forensic evidence, the composition and behavior of the jury, plea bargaining, appellate review and habeas corpus, and imprisonment and capital punishment. (4 credits)