Intro to 4th Amendment
Professor Timothy Arcaro
May 2017
I. COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: 0020 Intro to 4th Amendment
Semester & Year:
May 2017
Course Start and End Dates:
5/15/17 through 6/16/17
Course CRN & Section:
52232 L2
Meeting Days and Times:
Tuesday and Thursday 7-9 pm
Building and Room:
online
II. INSTRUCTOR:
Name:
Email:
Phone:
Office Hours:
Timothy Arcaro
[email protected]
954.262.6136
by appointment
III. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The primary purpose of this course is to assess the student’s capacity for academic success
in the study of law. Your professor will work to facilitate the development of the necessary skills
and knowledge by teaching a limited subset of Criminal Procedure focused on the Fourth
Amendment to the United States Constitution. Since the purpose of the course is exclusively to
assess the student’s capacity for academic success in legal studies, the materials covered are
substantially the same as would be encountered during a 5 week period in a regular law school
class on the subject. The student’s capacity for legal studies will be judged upon their performance
on a written examination that will test their analytical and communications skills in the application
of their knowledge and understanding of this limited set of material.
IV. LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The primary purpose of this course is to assess the student’s capacity for academic success in the
study of law. In order to succeed in legal studies, a student must develop the ability to:
1) Analyze appellate opinions in order to extract relevant principles and rules, draw analogies
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and distinctions, and develop legal arguments
2) Articulate important doctrinal rules, standards and principles from memory, explain what
they mean and provide appropriate examples
3) Demonstrate a practical understanding of legal principles by recognizing issues of law and
applying relevant standards and rules when presented in hypothetical and unfamiliar fact patterns
4) Communicate, orally and in writing, appropriate legal and factual arguments in support of
each side of legal controversies.
Your professor will work to facilitate the development of these skills by teaching a limited subset
of Criminal Procedure focused on the Fourth Amendment to the United States
Constitution. Since the purpose of the course is exclusively to assess the student’s capacity for
academic success in legal studies, the materials covered are substantially the same as would be
encountered during a 5 week period in a regular law school class on the subject. The student’s
capacity for legal studies will be judged upon their performance on a written examination that
will test their analytical and communications skills in the application of their knowledge and
understanding of this limited set of material.
V. REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
Title:
Author:
Edition:
Federal Constitutional Criminal Procedure: Cases, Comments, and Questions
Concerning the Fourth Amendment
Johnny C. Burris and Mark Dobson
Publisher: self-published
11th Edition
Unless otherwise indicated, all readings are from Burris & Dobson, Federal Constitutional
Criminal Procedure: Cases, Comments and Questions Concerning the
4th Amendment (2017). Occasionally, other readings may be posted on the Blackboard course
site. You should brief the cases as instructed by your professor. You are responsible for, and
may be tested on, all pages assigned.
Individual AAMPLE professors will distribute other weekly assignments, such as the threaded
discussion postings, at the Blackboard course site. You will be required to complete at least one
written assignment, as assigned by your professor, each week. All assignments are
mandatory. You may also want to consult other (optional) materials and learning aids such as J.
Dressler, Understanding Criminal Procedure (5th Ed. 2010 or later) or Lafave, et al, Concise
Hornbook, Principles of Criminal Procedure: Investigation (2nd Ed. 2004 or later).
VI. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Just as in law school, class participation is an important aspect of this course. Everyone in the
class is responsible for briefing the assigned cases, thinking about their significance, preparing
assigned problems and actively participating in class meetings. Good faith completion of all
assignments and participation in all scheduled class meetings is mandatory. A student who fails
to complete assignments or otherwise fails to participate adequately may be excluded from the
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course (and the final exam) in accordance with the “participation policy” posted on the AAMPLE
website. Students are permitted to miss two class sessions without excuse. If you miss three class
sessions you will be eliminated from the program. Being unprepared for class is treated as an
absence for purposes of the attendance rule.
The final grade for the class will be based on a 3-hour, closed-book essay based
examination. These essay questions will be similar to those assigned for class. The grading
is anonymous. You will be graded primarily upon your capacity to effectively
communicate appropriate legal arguments, articulating the rules precisely, and applying
those rules to the facts given.
VII. COURSE SCHEDULE AND TOPIC OUTLINE:
Class schedule subject to modification, but not without prior notification.
PLEASE NOTE: CONSULT THE “READING GUIDE” WHICH APPEARS
BELOW (AFTER THIS OUTLINE) REGARDING WHICH CASES FROM EACH
MODULE TO FOCUS ON AND BRIEF
DATES
SUBJECT
READINGS
May 9
Orientation
Module 1
Week One
May 15-19
Modules 2-4
1. What interests are protected?
2. What is a 4th Amendment search?
3. Who is entitled to seek a remedy?
(“standing”)
Week Two
May 22-26
Modules 5-8
1. Remedies (Exclusionary Rule & its scope)
2. What is a 4th Amendment Seizure
3. Distinction between Custodial Seizures & Stops
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Week Three
May 29-June 1
Modules 9-11
1. What is “Probable Cause”?
2. What is the relationship between PC
and “reasonable” searches and
seizures?
3. Warrants & Warrant Preference
DATE
SUBJECT
READINGS
Week Four
June 5 – 9
1. Search Incident to Arrest
Modules 12-15
2. Automobiles
3. Applications of Stop & Frisk (Terry)
Week Five
June 12-16
Modules 16-17
1. Application of Terry Continued
2. Plain View Doctrine
3. Consent
Week Six
June 19-23
Final Exmainations
READING, BRIEFING GUIDE:
IF NOT MARKED = READ MULTIPLE TIMES, BRIEF, STUDY AND FOCUS.
YOU SHOULD READ OVER THE DISSENTS AND CONCURRING
OPINIONS PRIMARILY TO FIND COMMENTARY HELPFUL TO YOUR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE CASE (For example, in the extremely important
case, Katz, the concurring opinion articulates the rule in a fashion that ultimately
becomes the standard formulation.)
RDB: READ DON’T BRIEF = MEANS THAT YOU WILL FIND THE CASE
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HELPFUL BUT DO NOT “STUDY” OR BRIEF IT
Module 2
RDB Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438, 48 S. Ct. 564, 72 L. Ed. 944 (1928)
Lewis v. United States, 385 U.S. 206, 87 S. Ct. 424, 17 L. Ed. 2d 312 (1967)
Hoffa v. United States, 385 U.S. 293, 87 S. Ct. 408, 17 L. Ed. 2d 374 (1966)
Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347, 88 S. Ct. 507, 19 L. Ed. 2d 576 (1967)
Module 3
United States v. White, 401 U.S. 745, 91 S. Ct. 1122, 28 L. Ed. 2d 453 (1971)
California v. Greenwood, 486 U.S. 35, 108 S. Ct. 1625, 100 L. Ed. 2d 30 (1988)
Note
United States v. Dunn, 480 U.S. 294, 107 S. Ct. 1134, 94 L. Ed. 2d 326 (1987)
Note
Question
Florida v. Riley, 488 U.S. 445, 109 S. Ct. 693, 102 L. Ed. 2d 835 (1989)
Questions
Note
Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. 27, 121 S. Ct. 2038, 150 L. Ed. 2d 94 (2001)
Module 4
United States v. Jones, 565 U.S. —, 132 S. Ct. 945, 181 L. Ed. 2d 911 (2012)
Florida v. Jardines, 569 U.S. —, 133 S. Ct.1409, 185 L. Ed. 2d 495 (2013)
Note
Bond v. United States, 529 U.S. 334, 120 S. Ct. 1462, 146 L. Ed. 2d 365 (2000)
Fourth Amendment -- Standing as a Limitation
Note
Rakas v. Illinois, 439 U.S. 128, 99 S. Ct. 421, 58 L. Ed. 2d 387 (1978)
Rawlings v. Kentucky, 448 U.S. 98, 100 S. Ct. 2556, 65 L. Ed. 2d 633 (1980)
Note and Questions
Note
Minnesota v. Carter, 525 U.S. 83, 119 S. Ct. 469, 142 L. Ed. 2d 373 (1998)
Module 5
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RDB Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383, 34 S. Ct. 341, 58 L. Ed. 652 (1914)
Questions
RDB Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States, 251 U.S. 385, 40 S. Ct. 182, 64 L.
Ed. 319 (1920)
Note
Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 1081, 81 S. Ct. 1684, 6 L. Ed. 2d 1081 (1961)
Note
United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897, 104 S. Ct. 3405, 82 L. Ed. 2d 677 (1984)
Note
RDB Illinois v. Krull, 480 U.S. 340, 107 S. Ct. 1160, 94 L. Ed. 2d 364 (1987)
Module 6
Note
RDB Herring v. United States, 555 U.S. 135, 129 S. Ct. 695, 173 L. Ed. 2d 485
(2009)
Questions
Notes
Notes on Civil Liability as a Remedy
Murray v. United States, 487 U.S. 533, 108 S. Ct. 2529, 101 L. Ed. 2d 472 (1988)
Note
Note
Nix v. Williams, 467 U.S. 431, 104 S. Ct. 2501, 81 L. Ed. 2d 377 (1984)
Module 7
California v. Hodari D., 499 U.S. 621, 111 S. Ct. 1547, 113 L. Ed. 2d 690 (1991)
Brendlin v. California, 551 U.S. 249, 127 S. Ct. 2400, 168 L. Ed. 2d 132 (2007)
Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806, 116 S. Ct. 1769, 135 L. Ed. 2d 89 (1996)
RDB Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1, 105 S. Ct. 1694, 85 L. Ed. 2d 1 (1985)
RDB Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, 532 U.S. 318, 121 S. Ct. 1536, 149 L. Ed. 2d
549 (2001)
Module 8
Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S. Ct. 1868, 20 L. Ed. 2d 889 (1968)
Note
Draper v. United States, 358 U.S. 307, 79 S. Ct. 329, 3 L. Ed. 2d 327 (1959)
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Note
Module 9
RDB Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108, 84 S. Ct. 1509, 12 L. Ed. 2d 723 (1964)
Spinelli v. United States, 393 U.S. 410, 89 S. Ct. 584, 21 L. Ed. 2d 637 (1969)
Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 103 S. Ct. 2317, 76 L. Ed. 2d 527 (1983)
Note
Question
RDB Florida v. Harris, 568 U.S. —, 133 S. Ct. 1050, 185 L. Ed. 2d 61 (2013)
Groh v. Ramirez, 540 U.S. 551, 124 S. Ct. 1284, 157 L. Ed. 2d 1068 (2004)
RDB Shadwick v. Tampa, 407 U.S. 345, 92 S. Ct. 2119, 32 L. Ed. 2d 783 (1972)
Questions
Module 10
Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154, 89 S. Ct. 2674, 57 L. Ed. 2d 667 (1978)
Note
Note
Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 574, 100 S. Ct. 1371, 63 L. Ed. 2d 639 (1980)
Steagald v. United States, 451 U.S. 204, 101 S. Ct. 1642, 68 L. Ed. 2d 38 (1981)
Warden v. Hayden, 387 U.S. 294, 87 S. Ct. 1642, 18 L. Ed. 2d 782 (1967)
RDB Kentucky v. King, 563 U.S. —, 131 S. Ct. 1849, 179 L. Ed. 2d 865 (2011)
Michigan v. Fisher, 558 U.S. 45, 130 S. Ct. 546, 175 L. Ed. 2d 410 (2009)
Hudson v. Michigan, 547 U.S. 586, 126 S. Ct. 2159, 165 L. Ed. 2d 56 (2006)
Notes
Module 11
Maryland v. Garrison, 480 U.S. 79, 107 S. Ct. 1013, 94 L. Ed. 2d 72 (1987)
RDB United States v. Grubbs, 547 U.S. 90, 126 S. Ct. 1494, 164 L. Ed. 2d 195
(2006)
Michigan v. Summers, 452 U.S. 692, 101 S. Ct. 2587, 69 L. Ed. 2d 340 (1981)
Note
Chimel v. California, 395 U.S. 752, 89 S. Ct. 2034, 23 L. Ed. 2d 685 (1969)
RDB Muehler v. Mena, 544 U.S. 93, 125 S. Ct. 1465, 161 L. Ed. 2d 299 (2005)
United States v. Robinson, 414 U.S. 218, 94 S. Ct. 467, 38 L. Ed. 2d 427 (1973)
Ybarra v. Illinois, 444 U.S. 85, 100 S. Ct. 338, 62 L. Ed. 2d 238 (1979)
Module 12
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New York v. Belton, 453 U.S. 454, 101 S. Ct. 2860, 69 L. Ed. 2d 405 (1981)
Note
Note
Arizona v. Gant, 556 U.S. —, 129 S. Ct. 1710, 173 L. Ed. 2d 485 (2009)
Riley v. California, 573 U.S. —, 134 S. Ct. 2473, 189 L. Ed. 2d 430 (2014)
RDB United States v. Edwards, 415 U.S. 800, 94 S. Ct. 1234. 39 L. Ed. 2d 771
(1974)
Maryland v. Buie, 494 U.S. 325, 110 S. Ct. 1093, 108 L. Ed. 2d 276 (1990)
Chambers v. Maroney, 399 U.S. 42, 90 S. Ct. 1975, 26 L. Ed. 2d 149 (1970)
California v. Carney, 471 U.S. 386, 105 S. Ct. 2066, 85 L. Ed. 2d 406 (1985)
Questions
RDB South Dakota v. Opperman, 428 U.S. 364, 96 S. Ct. 3092, 49 L. Ed. 2d 1000
(1976)
Module 13
RDB Texas v. White, 423 U.S. 67, 96 S. Ct. 304, 46 L. Ed. 2d 209 (1975)
RDB United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798, 102 S. Ct. 2157, 72 L. Ed. 2d 572
(1982)
Wyoming v. Houghton, 526 U.S. 295, 119 S. Ct. 1297, 143 L. Ed. 2d 408 (1999)
California v. Acevedo, 500 U.S. 565, 111 S. Ct. 1982, 114 L. Ed. 2d 619 (1991)
RDB Adams v. Williams, 407 U.S. 143, 92 S. Ct. 1921, 32 L. Ed. 2d 612 (1972)
Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47, 99 S. Ct. 2637, 61 L. Ed. 2d 357 (1979)
Module 14
Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, 542 U.S. 177, 124 S. Ct. 2451,
159 L. Ed. 2d 292 (2004)
Illinois v. Wardlow, 528 U.S. 119, 120 S. Ct. 673, 145 L. Ed. 2d 570 (2000)
Florida v. J. L., 529 U.S. 266, 120 S. Ct. 1375, 146 L. Ed. 2d 254 (2000)
Note
RDB United States v. Arvizu, 534 U.S. 266, 122 S. Ct. 744, 151 L. Ed. 2d 740
(2002)
Navarette v. California, 572 U.S. —, 134 S. Ct. 1683, 188 L. Ed. 2d 680 (2014)
RDB United States v. Hensley, 469 U.S. 221, 105 S. Ct. 675, 83 L. Ed. 2d 604
(1985)
Module 15
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Florida v. Royer, 460 U.S. 491, 103 S. Ct. 1319, 75 L. Ed. 2d 229 (1983)
United States v. Place, 462 U.S. 696, 103 S. Ct. 2637, 77 L. Ed. 2d 110 (1983)
United States v. Sharpe, 470 U.S. 675, 105 S. Ct. 1568, 84 L. Ed. 2d 605 (1985)
Illinois v. McArthur, 531 U.S. 326, 121 S. Ct. 946, 148 L. Ed. 2d 838 (2001)
RDB Illinois v. Caballes, 543 U.S. 405, 125 S. Ct. 834, 160 L. Ed. 2d 842 (2005)
Module 16
Arizona v. Hicks, 480 U.S. 321, 107 S. Ct. 1149, 94 L. Ed. 2d 347 (1987)
Horton v. California, 496 U.S. 128, 110 S. Ct. 2301, 110 L. Ed. 2d 112 (1990)
Question
Minnesota v. Dickerson, 508 U.S. 366, 113 S. Ct. 2130, 124 L. Ed. 2d 334 (1993)
Questions
Module 17
Note
Stoner v. California, 376 U.S. 483, 84 S. Ct. 889, 11 L. Ed. 2d 856 (1964)
Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218, 93 S. Ct. 2041, 36 L. Ed. 2d 854 (1973)
Note
Florida v. Jimeno, 500 U.S. 248, 111 S. Ct. 1801, 114 L. Ed. 2d 297 (1991)
United States v. Matlock, 415 U.S. 164, 94 S. Ct. 988, 39 L. Ed. 2d 242 (1974)
Illinois v. Rodriguez, 497 U.S. 177, 110 S. Ct. 2793, 111 L. Ed. 2d 148 (1990)
Fernandez v. California, — U.S. —, 134 S. Ct. 1126, — L. Ed. 2d — (2014)
VIII. GRADING CRITERIA:
Final Course Grade:
Your final grade is determined entirely by your final examination.
Final Exam
TOTAL
100%
100%
The final grade for the class will be based on a 3-hour, closed-book essay based examination.
These essay questions will be similar to those assigned for discussion board postings. The
grading is anonymous. You will be graded primarily upon your capacity to effectively
communicate appropriate legal arguments articulating the rules precisely and applying those
rules to the facts given.
Grading Scale: The College of Law uses the following grading system:
A
4.00
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B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
F (or WF)
AU
I
P
W
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.00
Audit; no credit or effect on average
Incomplete
Pass; no effect on average
Withdrawal
IX. UNIVERSITY-WIDE POLICY STATEMENTS
Students should visit www.fcas.nova.edu/about/policies.cfm to access additional required
college-wide policies and
https://intranet.law.nova.edu/intranet/students/studentservices/documents/CodeOfAcademicR
egulationMay2015final.pdf for policies specific to the College of Law. It is your
responsibility to access and carefully read these policies to ensure you are fully informed. As
a student in this class, you are obligated to follow these policies in addition to the policies
established by your instructor.
The following policies are described on these websites:
 Academic misconduct
 Last day to withdraw
 Email policy
 Student course evaluations
 Student responsibility to register
 Student responsibility for course prerequisites
 Class Preparation
 Graduation Requirements, etc.
Additional Academic Resources: Nova Southeastern University offers a variety of
resources that may aid in student success. Among these resources is:
Accommodations for students with documented disabilities. For more information about
ADA policy, services, and procedures, students may call the Office of Student Disability
Services at 954-262-7189 or visit http://www.nova.edu/disabilityservices.
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