INTERNET RESOURCE LINKS FOR CRIMINAL EVIDENCE/PROCEDURE
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GENERAL RESOURCE LINKS
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure - the rules
Federal Rules of Evidence - the rules
Federal Court System - a map & guide from the Emory Law School
Federal Judiciary's Court to Classes - a guide for educators
Model Jury Instructions - more guidelines & standards from the federal government
Prisoner Litigation - an online essay from a Northern Illinois University professor

SPECIFIC LINKS USED IN ONLINE LECTURES
Lecture #1: Constitutional Criminal Procedure Overview
Title 18
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal Rules of Evidence
Rochin v. California
Powell v. Alabama
Vacco v. Quill
U.S. v. Virginia Military Institute
ABANet Resources for Talking about Equal Protection
About.com Guide to Civil Liberties: Basics of Liberty
American Civil Rights Institute
Anatomy of a Prosecution
Barefoot Bob's Annotated Summary of the Bill of Rights
Biographies of the Attorney Generals
Cato Institute
Cornell LII topics: Equal Protection: An Overview
Criminal Procedure Overview from Wex at Cornell Law
Liberty Online

National Association of Attorneys General
National College of District Attorneys
National District Attorneys Association
Office of the US Attorney General
Office of the US Solicitor General

Slide Show Presentation on Civil Rights
U.S. Attorneys' Manual
www. prosecutor.info

Lecture #1a: Judicial Process Overview
US Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of International Trade
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
Administrative Office of the US Courts
Federal Judicial Center
Oklahoma Court of Last Resort
Texas Court of Last Resort
Roscoe Pound
Judicial Conduct Organizations
Model Code of Judicial Conduct
Time Magazine article on filibusters
Famous Filibusters in History
Christian Science Monitor article on Interest Groups 
Hard money campaign financing
MALDEF
Public Citizen
Center for Study of Responsive Law
ABA
ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono & Public Service
ACLU
A Guide to Finding the Lower Court You Need
A Large Justice of the Peace Court in Texas
Alliance Defense Fund
Alliance for Justice
BJS Court and Sentencing Statistics
Brennan Center for Justice at NYU
Center for Law and Social Policy
Coalition for a Fair Judiciary
Columbia Center for Public Interest Law
Federal Judicial Center
Federalist Society
Heritage Foundation
How Interest Groups Poison Judicial Confirmations
Human Rights First
Ideological Voting on Federal Courts of Appeals (pdf)
Judicial Selection in the States
Judicial Watch
Justice at Stake Campaign for Fair State Courts
Landmark Legal Foundation
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Lecture on Overview of Court Component
Library of Congress Guide to State Courts
LII Federal Courts Overview
Minnesota Judicial Elections: Better Than the Missouri Plan
National Association for Public Interest Law
National Center for State Courts
National Right to Work Foundation
New Jersey's Guide to Lower Courts
NCJRS Courts Page
Occupational Outlook Handbook for Judges & Magistrates
Pacific Legal Foundation

People for the American Way
Political Action Committees
Political MoneyLine
ProBono Net
Structure of the Federal Courts
The Case for Partisan Judicial Elections
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
USDOJ Page on Current Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary
U.S. COURTS

US Senate History Page on Nominations
Wikipedia Entry on Damages
Wikipedia Entry on History of Judicial Appointments
Wikipedia Entry on Judges
Wikipedia Entry on the Missouri Plan
Wikipedia Guide to Political Advocacy Groups in the US
Yahoo Directory of Political Action Committees
Lecture #2: Probable Cause
School Searches
Draper v. U.S. 1959
Plain View and the Chimel Rule
Brinegar v. U.S.
Carroll v. U.S.
CourtTV Transcripts on Search & Seizure
Legal Updates from the North Carolina Justice Academy
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
Nolo Press Guide on How to Tell if an Arrest is Legal
About.com Civil Liberties Guide to Search and Seizure
Nolo's Understanding Search and Seizure Law

NAAG School Search Reference Guide

NCJA Commentary on Draper v. U.S. (reasonable man test)

NCJA Commentary on Arizona v. Hicks (Plain View)

NCJA Commentary on Chimel v. California (Chimel Rule)

Lecture #2a: Exclusionary Rule and Exceptions
About.com Civil Liberties Guide to Search and Seizure
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin article on Search and Seizure at Crisis Scenes
LII Supreme Court Decisions
Nolo's Understanding Search and Seizure Law

Lecture #3: Affidavits and Warrants
Nolo's Guide to Warrants: When They Are and Are Not Necessary
 
Lecture #4: Stop and Frisk
About.com Civil Liberties: On the Road/Fright-Flight Defenses
ACLU Review: 4th Amendment on the Road/Agoraphobia Defenses

Effective Search and Seizure

Legal Update on the Original Stop and Frisk Case

Lecture #5: Privacy as Fundamental Right
EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center)
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
The Right to Privacy Website forum
Yahoo's List of Privacy Links

Lecture #5a: Excuses, Justifications & Syndromes
Does the Abuse Excuse Threaten our Legal System?

Lecture on Defenses to Crime under Criminal Law
Prof. Valerie Hans slide show presentation on Social Science and Law
It's Not Just an Abuse Excuse - Mitigation Concepts From the Department of Justice (doc file)
Lectures #6-6b: Key Cases [no links]
Lecture #7: Miranda Law
About.com Current Events Law Guide to Miranda
Invoking the Miranda Right to Counsel: The Defendant's Burden

MirandaFest Essays and Links

Lecture #7a: Confession & Self-Incrimination
A Corel Presentations SlideShow on the Self-Incrimination Privilege (requires plug-in)
FindLaw: Fifth Amendment Rights

FrontLine: How Snitches are a Key Part of Prosecutorial Strategy

Interrogating a Suspected Terrorist
John Reid on False and Coerced Confessions
You're Guilty Until Proven More Guilty

Lecture #8: Pretrial Procedures
Forfeiture Reform Activists
FEAR (Forfeiture Endangers American Rights)
DNA Exonerations
Eyewitness Identification Recommended Procedures
How The System Works
Pretrial Release FAQ
Vera Institute

Lecture #8a: Trial Format & Objections
[no links]
Lecture #8b: Sentencing & Appeal
The courtroom workgroup concept

The Minnesota model
The Sherman Report on What Works in Criminal Justice
Beccaria, Deterrence and Punishment
State Government Home Pages
list of Attorney General and crime data sites
History of stocks and pillories
ElectricChair.com
Pending Executions
Focus on Death Row
Guidelines for Handling Requests for Postconviction DNA Testing
BJS 1998 Report on the State of America's Crime Labs
BJS data resource page
Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Sentencing Project
Bentham Project
Lecture on Trial Format
Lecture on Objections at Trial
Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Death Penalty Links

History of Prisoner Appeals & Litigation
Minnesota Sentencing Commission Guidelines

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
The Other Side of the Wall
Reasons to Amend Three-Strike Laws

Sentencing: The Judge's Problem

Tales of Justice and Vengeance
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Lecture #8c: Hearsay Rule & Exceptions
Trial of Sir Walter Raleigh

Cornell's LII List of Hearsay Rules (801-807)
Jurist Evidence Guide
Peter Tiller's Dynamic Evidence Page
Selected 2003 Hearsay Cases and Exceptions
The Evidence Site

Last updated: Sept. 28, 2006
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