CRIM 3503 - Courts and Judicial Process

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P: Criminal law and legal process minor: minimum GPA of 2.5 and CRIM 1000; P: Criminal justice and criminology major or minor: CRIM 2004. History, structure, and functions of the United States of America court system. Detailed examination of the roles, responsibilities and discretionary authority of court actors, and of court processes including pretrial, trial, and post-trial procedures including plea bargaining and appellate procedures.