October 16, 2014

POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Thursday 10/16, I collected the Johnson case briefs, and then we went over them. I plan to grade them this weekend, and return them on Tuesday. Along the way, we went over the varying levels by which some one has to be convinced, from beyond a reasonable doubt all the way to a suspicionless dragnet. The class then took a sample test, in preparation for the first exam, which will be on Thursday 10/23. On Tuesday, we'll continue with the Katko case and the Maine statutory handout, previously assigned. The additional homework for Tuesday 10/21 is to read and prepare to discuss through the end of the chapter Suggs v. Norris).


POS 484 CRIMINAL DUE PROCESS
In class today, Thursday 10/16, the class took a sample test, in preparation for the first exam, which will be on Thursday 10/23. We then completed our review of the Gant case, exploring how both the majority and dissent believed that they were being faithful to Belton. We began our discussion of Redding, getting to the right standard to use for searches in the school setting. We will pick up at that point on Tuesday. Along the way we reviewed both the three standard questions regarding 4th Amendment violations (was there one; does the evidence get suppressed; can the victim successfully sue) as well as the levels of suspicion, from probable cause down to a suspicionless dragnet. The additional homework for Tuesday 10/21 is to read and prepare to discuss through p. 497 of the text (Terry).