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Rights of the Accused |
Political Science 323-E | Office -- FH 128 | ||
| Fall, 2008 | MWF 12:30 to 1:20 | |||
Dr. Renneker |
Office: FH 128 | |||
Email: jrenneker@fmarion.edu |
Phone and Voice Mail: [833] 661-1615 | |||
Office -- FH 128 |
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Office Hours: |
MWF 12:00 -
12:30 MW 1:30 - 2:30 MW 3:45 - 4:00 |
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and by appointment |
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This course focuses on the rights of persons suspected or accused of crimes with particular emphasis on criminal legal procedure, and the rights of citizens provided by the 4th 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments to the U. S. Constitution. When you have successfully completed this course, you will have a better understanding of the constitutional protection against unreasonable search and seizure, the rights of the accused before and during the trial, and rights of those convicted of crimes. Your textbook for this course will be: Criminal Procedure[fifth edition], by Scheb & Scheb. It is available in the Patriot Bookstore and at University Books.
My office is Founder's Hall, room 128, and if you need help, I will be available there at the hours specified in the table above. If these times not convenient, please see me after class and we will make an appointment for a mutually convenient time. My office telephone is 661-1615.
Attendance is extremely important if you expect to pass this course. Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes and to take all exams at their scheduled times. Those who attend all of the classes normally do significantly better than those who miss two or three classes. Much of the material covered in the lecture is not available anywhere else; it is your responsibility to make up any material in any class that you have missed.
Your grade will be computed in the following manner. There will be three major exams given in this course, all of which will be equal in weight and some in-class quizzes. Your total score on these exams and quizzes will be your grade for the course. I will apply the following grading scale to your total score. I do not give plus or minus grades.
| A | 90 or above |
| B | 80 - 89 |
| C | 70 - 79 |
| D | 60 - 69 |
| F | Below 60 |
| EXAMS | TOPICS | RELEVANT CHAPTERS | ||
| First Exam | Fundamentals and
Organization Search and Seizure |
Chapters 1-3 | ||
| Second Exam | Arrest and Booking The Pretrial Process |
Chapters 4-5 | ||
| Third Exam | The Criminal Trial | Chapters 6-7 | ||
| Fourth Exam | Appeal and Corrections | Chapters 8 | ||