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Where you learn the federal rules of crim procedure and such? Our criminal procedure class was all 4th/5th/6th/14th amendment stuff. The other crim classes that are offered focus on the elements and defenses to certain crimes. What class offers the nuts and bolts of criminal practice, though? Indictments/informations, discovery, motions, etc?

Royal wrote:Where you learn the federal rules of crim procedure and such? Our criminal procedure class was all 4th/5th/6th/14th amendment stuff. The other crim classes that are offered focus on the elements and defenses to certain crimes. What class offers the nuts and bolts of criminal practice, though? Indictments/informations, discovery, motions, etc?

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Criminal Adjudication courses cover the aspects of criminal procedure and federal rules.

Yes. Crim Pro.

No, there is no class that teaches the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure because they are largely irrelevant. Elements of crimes and Constitutional issues are the nuts and bolts of criminal practice. You should have learned discovery stuff in crim pro (Brady/Bagley etc); most motions you file will be jurisdiction specific and you'll learn on the job.

SMU has a Con Crim Pro course and a Texas Crim Pro course, specifically geared to the Texas rules of criminal procedure.

rapstar wrote:Yes. Crim Pro.

TBF, most of the procedural requirements of crim pro are constitutional requirements. The rest of the procedure is pretty much: defendant fucks up, defendant gets arrested, defendant gets a trial.