Silicon Valley Business School

Contents of SVBS Course: Criminal Procedure

This module teaches the constitutional and other protections extended to individuals facing criminal charges in the U.S. Topics covered include searches and seizures, warrants, Miranda rights and the defendant's rights to representation by legal counsel.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

Explain how the U.S. Constitution provides rights to individuals facing criminal charges via the 4th, 5th and 6th Constitutional amendments.
Describe the scope of an individual's Constitutional rights against unreasonable searches, arrests and seizures in the U.S.
Advise an individual on his/her right to legal counsel and representation when accused or charged with a criminal offense.


Course Sections

The course is organized into the following sections:

Criminal Procedure: Constitutional Rights For Individuals Facing Criminal Charges
Criminal Procedure: Summary of 4th Amendment Rights
Criminal Procedure: Searches, Seizures & the 4th Amendment
Criminal Procedure: Consent to Search & the 4th Amendment
Criminal Procedure: Probable Cause & the 4th Amendment
Criminal Procedure: Warrants & the 4th Amendment
Criminal Procedure: Arrest & the 4th Amendment
Criminal Procedure: Valid Searches and Seizures Without Warrants
Criminal Procedure: Unlawful Searches & Seizures
Criminal Procedure: Miranda, Police Interrogations & Confessions
Criminal Procedure: Rights to Counsel Under 5th & 6th Amendments

Criminal Procedure: Constitutional Rights For Individuals Facing Criminal Charges
  • Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Constitutional Rights

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  • Video ~ The Right to an Impartial Judge

    • Central to the rule of law is a fair and impartial arbiter, the judge, who makes decisions based on the law and not personal prejudices, political considerations, or what may be popular at the moment. Yet, as this video explores, people who become judges may have biases that influence their decisions. There is a particular danger of political considerations influencing judicial decisions in states where judges are elected.
  • Slideshow Handout ~ Criminal Procedure--Introduction

    • PDF slides for the learning material titled: "Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Constitutional Rights".
  • Summary Criminal Defendants' Rights

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    Criminal Procedure: Summary of 4th Amendment Rights
  • Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Summary of 4th Amendment Rights

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  • Slideshow Handout ~ Criminal Procedure--Summary of 4th Amendment Rights

    • PDF slides for the learning material titled: "Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Summary of 4th Amendment Rights".
  • History & Scope of the 4th Amendment

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  • What Does the Fourth Amendment Mean?

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    Criminal Procedure: Searches, Seizures & the 4th Amendment
  • Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Searches, Seizures & the 4th Amendment

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  • Slideshow Handout ~ Criminal Procedure--Searches, Seizures & the 4th Amendment

    • PDF slides for the learning material titled: "Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Searches, Seizures & the 4th Amendment".
  • "Search and Seizure" and the Fourth Amendment

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    Criminal Procedure: Consent to Search & the 4th Amendment
  • Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Consent to Search & the 4th Amendment

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  • Slideshow Handout ~ Criminal Procedure--Consent to Search & the 4th Amendment

    • PDF slides for the learning material titled: "Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Consent to Search & the 4th Amendment".
  • Consent Searches

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    Criminal Procedure: Probable Cause & the 4th Amendment
  • Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Probable Cause & the 4th Amendment

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  • Slideshow Handout ~ Criminal Procedure--Probable Cause & the 4th Amendment

    • PDF slides for the learning material titled: "Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Probable Cause & the 4th Amendment".
  • Probable Cause

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    Criminal Procedure: Warrants & the 4th Amendment
  • Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Warrants & the 4th Amendment

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  • Slideshow Handout ~ Criminal Procedure--Warrants & the 4th Amendment

    • PDF slides for the learning material titled: "Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Warrants & the 4th Amendment".
  • Searches and Seizures Pursuant to Warrant

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  • Execution of Warrants

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    Criminal Procedure: Arrest & the 4th Amendment
  • Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Arrest & the 4th Amendment

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  • Slideshow Handout ~ Criminal Procedure--Arrest & the 4th Amendment

    • PDF slides for the learning material titled: "Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Arrest & the 4th Amendment".
  • Arrests and Other Detentions

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    Criminal Procedure: Valid Searches and Seizures Without Warrants
  • Valid Searches and Seizures Without Warrants

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  • Detention Short of Arrest: Stop-and-Frisk

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  • Search Incident to Arrest

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  • Vehicular Searches

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  • Vessel Searches

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  • Border Searches

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  • 'Open Fields''

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  • ''Plain View''

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  • Public Schools

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  • Government Offices

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  • Prisons and Regulation of Probation

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  • Drug Testing

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    Criminal Procedure: Unlawful Searches & Seizures
  • Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Unlawful Searches & Seizures

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  • Slideshow Handout ~ Criminal Procedure--Unlawful Searches & Seizures

    • PDF slides for the learning material titled: "Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Unlawful Searches & Seizures".
    Criminal Procedure: Miranda, Police Interrogations & Confessions
  • Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Miranda, Police Interrogations & Confessions

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  • Slideshow Handout ~ Criminal Procedure--Miranda, Police Interrogations & Confessions

    • PDF slides for the learning material titled: "Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Miranda, Police Interrogations & Confessions".
  • U.S. Constitution: Fifth Amendment

    • The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution focuses on the rights of the accused, due process of law, and related matters. It is very important in the context of criminal cases, including the right to not incriminate oneself and eminent domain rights.
  • "Miranda" Rights and the Fifth Amendment

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    Criminal Procedure: Rights to Counsel Under 5th & 6th Amendments
  • Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Rights to Counsel Under 5th & 6th Amendments

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  • Video ~ The Sixth Amendment, Equal Protection and Due Process in capital Punishment Cases

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  • Slideshow Handout ~ Criminal Procedure--Rights to Counsel Under 5th & 6th Amendments

    • PDF slides for the learning material titled: "Video ~ Criminal Procedure--Rights to Counsel Under 5th & 6th Amendments".
  • Sixth Amendment The Right to Counsel

    • A criminal defendant's right to an attorney is found in the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which requires the "assistance of counsel" for the accused "in all criminal prosecutions".
  • What the Sixth Amendment Guarantees

    • The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to legal counsel at all significant stages of a criminal proceeding. This right is so important that there is an associated right given to people who are unable to pay for legal assistance, to have counsel appointed and paid for by the government. The federal criminal justice system and all states have procedures for appointing counsel for indigent defendants.
  • Invoking the Right to Counsel

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  • The Right to Adequate Representation

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    Certificate Course
    This certificate tracks your progress and tests you in each section. Once you have passed all the quizzes, submitted an assignment and reviewed all the materials, you will be awarded a certificate of completion.