2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CRJU 0626 - Massachusetts Criminal Procedure


Credits: 3

An examination of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure and Article 12 and Article 14 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights relating to the suppression of evidence under Massachusetts law. The course will focus on the origin and purpose of the exclusionary rule; the law of arrest, search and seizure; stop and frisk; probable cause; the admissibility of statements and identifications; and the scope of the exclusionary rule under Massachusetts law. The course will emphasize the differences between the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and the more restrictive requirements of Article Twelve and Article Fourteen of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights.