Criminal Justice 485 Search, Seizure, and Interrogation: Research Paper
Research PaperTopic for research paper:The United States Supreme Court recently issued a written decision on a case that involves the following issue:Whether a claim for malicious prosecution can proceed for a baseless criminal charge, even if there was probable cause for prosecutors to bring other criminal charges.The title of the case is as follows:Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, Ohio, United States Supreme Court docket no. 23-50,
October term 2023, oral argument heard on April 15, 2024, a decision issued on June 20, 2024.All of the instructions and the Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, Ohio Case PDF link are in the attached Google Doc .Structure the professor wants to follow:1. Intro2. Case-Facts3. How case ends up in USSC4. Issue5. Prior Case Law6. Actual Decision7. Agree/disagreeNotes: The professor for this course has emphasized that the audience for this paper is people who know nothing about Criminal Law and Search, Seizure, or Interrogation in this case. Therefore, when discussing cases or using criminal law vocabulary, we must explain it so the audience understands it.
