Criminal Procedure Assignment

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Youre the Judge

This week, you are a judge in a federal district court where a man has been charged with possessing and distributing cocaine. The police obtained the evidence of his drug possession and sale by searching his home. Police arrived at the defendants house without a warrant, and the defendant and his wife were at home. The officers knocked, and the wife answered the door and consented to the search. The defendant objected to the search. The defendant has filed a motion to have the evidence excluded from his trial. Decide if the evidence should be admitted, and provide the best arguments both the prosecutor and defendant can make to win the motion.

Criminal Procedure Questions

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Define the doctrine of judicial review and explain its significance in the American legal system.

How does criminal law differ from criminal procedure? Please also give an example of each.

Define and compare probable cause and reasonable suspicion.

What is the purpose of the Exclusionary Rule? Why is it important in criminal cases?

Summarize the Terry v. Ohio case and why it is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court opinion.

Why are there different requirements for an arrest with and without a warrant?

What are the requirements that must be met for a valid search warrant?

What actions can a police officer legally take after a vehicle stop?

Your answers should each be 3-4 paragraphs in length. Provide references to case law whenever appropriate.

polluted lake water

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You must read minimum five environmental health research articles from different peer-reviewed journals about one specific environmental health problem/threat (i.e., Journal of the American Medical Association, New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, and Environmental Health Perspectives) and choose minimum three articles to write about. Focus on original research work. Maximum one research comparison paper can be used. Be sure, you have read full scholarly papers and not just the abstracts. News articles, press releases, and consumer information such as WebMD or Wikipedia are not appropriate. The articles must be published after January 2010.

In 10 pages (minimum 2,000 words), 1.5 spaced, Times New Roman size 12 font paper (in APA style) try
to answer to the following questions:
What health problem does the article discuss?
What issue (i.e. polluted lake water, air or soil) does the article say is related to the health problem?
What is the evidence provided on the source of the problem or deficiencies in the community (e.g. was a
study conducted, did people get ill and seek medical attention, or was the evidence just anecdotal
meaning people ‘thought’ there was a problem but no factual evidence existed)?
What population or groups of people (i.e. children or the elderly) are at greatest risk in this community?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the study?
What future research should be conducted to address the areas of weakness cited above?
Develop your opinions based on knowledge gained from your readings, use complete sentences and
provide enough information to clearly communicate what the article is about. Grammar and spelling
count, so proofread your work. Please remember that we are looking for a problem which is reportedly
impacting human health or which has the potential to do so. When answering the questions keep in
mind that you are required to analyze the situation laid out in the article and respond in your own
words.

Psychedelics

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Option #1 Research Paper
You can choose any topic related to substance use. Be sure to select something youre interested in so that researching it wont be boring and excruciating. The criteria:

Give background, general information, historic and/or current research related to the topic, why you chose the topic, your personal perspective and thoughts on the topic are welcome (but shouldnt be the whole paper).

The paper should be double-spaced and somewhere between 5-10 pages in length.

Use a minimum of 5 references for the paper and cite them.