Assignment – Trial
1. What materials must a prosecutor provide to a defendant, if requested? What materials is a prosecutor not required to provide?
2. What is the purpose of a motion to suppress?
3. Explain how the exclusionary rule works. What are the primary exceptions to the exclusionary rule?
4. What procedures must trial courts follow before accepting a plea agreement?
5. Under what circumstances can police arrest someone without a warrant?
6. What does an officer need to do in order to get a search warrant?
7. Under what circumstances must police provide suspects with Miranda warnings?
8. What is necessary for suspects to properly waive their Fifth Amendment rights?
9. What is the difference between the right to counsel under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments?
10. Identify and list at least eight (8) pretrial motions a defendant might file in a criminal case. Identify and list at least four (4) pretrial motions that might be filed by prosecutors.
11. What particular rights are involved in affording defendants the right to a fair trial? Is the government entitled to receive a fair trial as well?
12. What must defendants prove in order to show that they were denied the effective assistance of counsel?
13. How can jury instructions undermine a defendant’s right to a fair trial?
14. How is the right to confrontation involved when a prosecutor seeks to introduce an official report, such as a death certificate or toxicology report, into evidence?
15. During Jury selection, what is the difference between challenges for cause and peremptory challenges?
16. What is the right of allocution? What is a victim impact statement? How do these items affect sentencing hearings?
17. What is the difference between a direct appeal, an interlocutory appeal, and a collateral appeal?
