01:202:205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fortean Times, Juvenile Court, Fairness Doctrine
20 Aug 2018
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Law of criminal procedure= principles and rules that govt ha to follow to detect and investigate crimes, apprehend criminals, prosecute and convict: highest authority in crim pro, based on bor. Written rules that the government must follow with criminal law: detect and investigate crimes, apprehend suspects, prosecute and convict defendants, punish criminals. The law of crim pro: equally important are the rules generated by the ussc by the bor, learn about the crim pro by looking at the lower courts like appeal or district courts. Model code of pre-arraignment procedure (1975) by the american law institute (ali)= model of pretrial procedures for the law. Us supreme court has more power over lower fed courts than state because of the supervisory power (power to make rules to manage how lower courts conduct their business and make sure they don"t violate const. All courts can interpret the const but ussc has final say. States rules cant violate the us const.
