WEEK 2 (FOURTH AMENDMENT SUMMARY)

Write a 350- to 700-word executive summary in which you define and explain the common law background of the Fourth Amendment.

Format your executive summary consistent with APA guidelines.

WEEK 3 (SEARCH AND SEIZURE PAPER)

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you define right of privacy, search, seizure, arrest, and reasonableness. Examine how each of these terms may apply to the following:

• Stop-and-frisk
• Automobile search rules
• Requirements regarding border and regulatory searches

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

WEEK 4 (SUPREME COURT CASE ANALYSIS)

Research the U.S. Supreme Court case, Miranda vs. Arizona, paying particular attention to the transcript of the oral arguments.

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word summary of the argument of the case. Include the following:

• Briefly describe the facts of the case.
• When was the case argued?
• Which lawyers argued the case for each side?
• Summarize the arguments of counsel regarding self-incrimination.
• Why is the case significant with respect to the right to counsel and self-incrimination?

Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.

WEEK 5 (PRETRIAL PROCESS PAPER)

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you explain the pretrial process, along with the following associated activities:

• Pretrial detention and the concept of bail
• Preliminary examinations
• The role of the grand jury
• The prosecutor’s duty to disclose exculpatory information
• Prosecutorial misconduct

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.