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The Fourth Amendment: Comprehensive Search and Seizure Training for Trial Judges (JS 645)
September 21-24, 2009 / Oxford, MS
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This project is supported by a grant from the Bureau
of Justice Assistance awarded to the National
Center for Justice and the Rule of Law (NCJRL). The grant covers tuition,
materials, conference meals and up to $500 toward air travel and lodging.
Due to the grant terms, the course is open to general jurisdiction judges
only.
To assist state court judges with the application of the Fourth Amendment, the NJC is collaborating with the NCJRL to provide a comprehensive search and seizure course focusing on the nuts and bolts principles that trial judges must apply. Perhaps no other amendment has such broad applicability to everyday life as does the Fourth Amendment. Advancing technology and the nuances of the application of the Fourth Amendment have created an overwhelming amount of new Fourth Amendment issues that judges need to address daily in courtrooms across the nation. After attending this course, participants will be able to identify what constitutes a search and what constitutes a seizure; determine when a seizure occurs within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment; summarize voluntariness issues involved in consents to search; analyze the admissibility of evidence argued to be in “plain view”; describe who may give consent to search; and integrate their state supreme courts with U.S. Supreme Court rulings on standing.
Qualifies for 2 credits toward the Judicial Studies degree and as an elective for the Certificate in Judicial Development, General Jurisdiction Trial Skills program.
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The
NCJRL
The
National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law is a part of the University
of Mississippi School of Law. It focuses on issues relating to the criminal
justice system and receives funding from the Department of Justice, Bureau
of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. Its purpose is to promote
the two concepts that make up the title of the Center. The concept of
"justice" appeals to basic notions of equality, equity, and
fairness. It often has an emotive component: the result was simply not
fair. In contrast the phrase, the "rule of law," refers to the
requirement that certain procedures and principles must be followed in
each case to reach a correct result. Neither concept is sufficient; both
must be utilized to ensure that the criminal justice system fulfills its
function in society. The Center implements its mission through projects,
conferences, educational programs, and publications that examine important
criminal law and procedure issues.
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