Learning Objectives

1. List the provisions of the U.S. Constitution that address criminal procedure.

2. Know the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the U.S. judicial system.

3. State the importance of state courts and state constitutions in criminal procedure.
 

4. Know the role of federal and state statutes in criminal procedure.

5. State the significance of the federal rules of criminal procedure and state rules of criminal procedure.

6. Know the historical background of the Fourteenth Amendment.

7. Summarize the incorporation debate and explain the various theories of incorporation: fundamental fairness tests, total incorporation, and partial incorporation.