March 27, 2018

POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Tuesday 3/27, I distributed one handout, an article about the 1972 case of Furman v. Georgia, which came close to banning capital punishment in America. We went through the various opinions in Gregg v. Georgia. I then began discussing Holland v. Florida (p. 65), in which the Florida Supreme Court considered whether to create the common law crime of misprision of a felony.
The assignment for Thursday 3/29 is to read today's handout, and to read in the text pp. 64-67 (including Holland) and pp.72-77 (including Glassford v. BrickKicker). As you read Holland, also read over those parts of last Thursday's handout (which started with "Hindering Apprehension") that refer to the creation of common law crimes in Maine, and the duty to report.


POS 484 CRIMINAL DUE PROCESS
In class today, Tuesday 3/27, we reviewed the holding of Mapp v. Ohio, and then went through U.S. v. Leon. We saw how the Court in Leon introduced a good-faith exception to the rule of suppression (when the police act in good faith reliance on a magistrate's (incorrect) grant of a warrant). We started our discussion of Hudson v. Michigan, getting as far as Scalia's discussion of the interests protected by the knock and announce rule. We'll pick up at that point on Thursday. I also plan to discuss more recent suppression cases, Davis v. U.S. and Utah v. Strieff.
The assignment for Thursday 3/29 is to read in the text through p. 520, including Escobedo v. Illinois.