CJ101M4: Describe how the Fourth Amendment applies to search and seizure as related to legal precedent.
How Does Search and Seizure Relate to California v. Greenwood, 486 U.S. 35 (1988).
The ability to think critically is a key skill for success in the criminal justice field. It means not taking what you heard or read at face value, but using your critical thinking faculties to weigh up the evidence, and consider the implications and conclusions of the situation.
Resource: Chapter 10: “Pretrial Activities and the Criminal Trial”
Watch the video of a Mock Trial Flow to understand how a mock trial is conducted and follow this criteria in creating the trial script.
Review the details of California v. Greenwood. Compile the facts and witness information for this case. Decide which witnesses could support the prosecution’s case and which witnesses would support the defense’s case. How does search and seizure relate to the California v. Greenwood case? Review the types of evidence that can be proven or disproven at trial.
Review the following resources In Westlaw:
People v. Greenwood, 182 Cal.App.3d 729 (1986) 227 Cal.Rptr. 539
California v. Greenwood, 486 U.S. 35 (1988) 108 S.Ct. 1625, 100 L.Ed.2d 30, 56 USLW 4409
Note: You should be logged in to Westlaw in the Purdue Global Library before you access the Westlaw link above.
Complete a trial script of the trial process of the California v. Greenwood case.
Download Trial Script Template
Include the following in your script:
The actions for each person involved in the trial process (Bailiff, Judge, Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, etc.)
Opening and closing statements
The questions asked on direct examination and cross examination
The verdict
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be free of spelling or punctuation errors.
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