Study Criminal Procedure with expertly written law school outlines available in Full, Cram, and Bar exam formats.
Criminal Procedure covers the constitutional protections that govern a criminal case from investigation through trial and appeal. Our outline walks through the Fourth Amendment in depth — what counts as a search or seizure (Katz reasonable expectation of privacy, Jones trespass theory, Carpenter and cell-site location information), warrant requirements, probable cause, the particularity requirement, and every major warrant exception (consent, plain view, search incident to arrest under Chimel and Riley, automobile exception, hot pursuit, exigent circumstances, inventory, Terry stops and frisks). Fifth Amendment coverage addresses custodial interrogation under Miranda (Rhode Island v. Innis definition of interrogation, Edwards rule, public safety exception under Quarles), the privilege against self-incrimination, immunity (use versus transactional), and double jeopardy (Blockburger same-elements test, dual sovereignty, mistrials). Sixth Amendment coverage includes the right to counsel (when it attaches, Massiah, Gideon, Strickland ineffective assistance), confrontation (Crawford v. Washington testimonial statements), jury trial rights, and speedy trial under Barker v. Wingo. The exclusionary rule is treated thoroughly, including fruit of the poisonous tree, independent source, inevitable discovery, attenuation, and the good-faith exception under Leon. Additional coverage of identification procedures, pretrial detention, bail, plea bargaining, and sentencing closes the outline. Available in Full, Cram, and Bar one-pager formats. Connects to Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Evidence (Confrontation Clause overlap). Search terms: Miranda warning, Terry stop, fruit of the poisonous tree, exclusionary rule, Fourth Amendment warrant exceptions, Crawford confrontation, Gideon right to counsel.