A study of the adjudicatory phase of the criminal process. Topics include grand jury practice, prosecutorial discretion in the charging decision, pretrial release, the right to a speedy trial, discovery and disclosure, guilty pleas, jury trial, prosecutorial misconduct at trial, verdicts and double jeopardy, and appeals. The course will also examine approaches to criminal sentencing, including guideline sentencing. A study of the procedure in criminal cases from arrest through judicial review with emphasis on the constitutional rights of the accused. A study of English law from the Norman conquest to the present, and of Scottish law from the fourteenth century.
Emphasis is placed upon development of substantive and procedural law, and upon the leading jurists.
A study of federal, state, and local government law concerning water and air pollution, land use planning, and energy resources. A study of the lawyer s estate planning responsibility, including gift and estate tax considerations. A specific fact pattern is analyzed and applicable documents are drafted. A study of the legal aspects of marriage, divorce, annulment, separation agreements, alimony, and related matters. A study of court decisions, statutes, legislative history, regulations, administrative materials and secondary literature that address hazardous waste and water pollution issues.