Criminal Procedure in Black and White

Welcome to the CRBW Criminal Procedure video casebook. I made these videos for my Criminal Procedure students and I use them to enhance the traditional written casebook experience and learning process.

This casebook is comprised of select capstone cases, each of which gives students a rich introduction to that particular area of doctrine and legal analysis. Taken together, the videos offer a concentrated immersion into the world of criminal procedure.

Each video includes an annotated PDF of the original Supreme Court decision. Typically, students watch the video and then read the case to prepare for class discussion. I have also created multiple choice quizzes for each video. They are in the CHOICE version of the casebook.

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Casebook Overview

Introduction to Criminal Procedure

How Criminal Law Evolves: From Bowers to Lawrence (with a Dobbs postscript)

Privacy, criminal informants, and the birth of third party doctrine: Hoffa v. United States, 385 U.S. 293 (1966).

Probable cause and getting arrested in a car: Maryland v. Pringle, 540 U.S. 366 (2003).

Getting arrested and jailed for fine-only traffic offenses: Atwater v. Lago Vista, 532 U.S. 318 (2001).

Terry stops, reasonable suspicion, and 911 calls: Florida v. J.L., 529 U.S. 266 (2000).

Consent searches and encountering police on the bus: United States v. Drayton, 536 U.S. 194 (2002).

 

The constitutionality of racial profiling: Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806 (1996).

Running from police in high crime neighborhoods: Illinois v. Wardlow, 528 U.S. 119 (2000).

 

When police use a drug dog to sniff your front door, Florida v. Jardines, 569 U.S. 1 (2013).

Cell phone data searches and privacy in the digital age, Carpenter v. United States, 138 S. Ct. 2206 (2018).

DNA collection upon arrest, Maryland v. King, 569 U.S. 435 (2013).

When unconstitutionally seized evidence is still admissible: Herring v. United States, 555 U.S. 135 (2009).

The right to remain silent: Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).

Invocation and waiver of the right to remain silent, Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. 370 (2010).

The constitutionality of plea bargaining: Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742 (1970).

When there is no misdemeanor right to counsel: Scott v. Illinois, 440 U.S. 367 (1979).

Effective assistance of counsel during plea bargaining: Lafler v. Cooper, 566 U.S. 156 (2012).