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• Explain rights and procedures of accused persons from initial court appearance to verdict.
• Discuss the exclusionary rule and the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches and seizures.
• Discuss the exclusionary rule in regard to the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination.
• Discuss the exclusionary rule and the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.
• Discuss lawsuits against federal and state government.
• Describe civil rights actions under Title 42 of the Civil Rights Act.

Prepare a case brief of the landmark case in Chapter 10 of your textbook, Mapp v. Ohio, including facts, procedural history, issue, rule, analysis, and conclusion.  Label each component of the brief. 

Answer each part in essay format.

• Define the exclusionary rule.  There are three justifications for the exclusionary rule.  What are they?  Explain the rationale behind each one.  Which justification does the US Supreme Court use today?
• List five exceptions to the exclusionary rule.  Define and explain each one.

Reference

Samaha, Joel. (2015). Criminal Procedure, 9th, Ed. Boston, MA: Cengage.