Week 3 – Discussion 2

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Pretrial Motions: 4th,   5th, and 6th Amendments 

• If your last name begins with      the letters A through G (4th Amendment). Create a five to eight slide PowerPoint explaining the      4th Amendment. Additionally, provide 50 to 75 words of explanations for      each of your PowerPoint slides in the discussion area, just as you would      present an oral presentation explaining the slides on the topics listed.      In your PowerPoint slides and discussions, list the requirements of the      4th Amendment. Define the key term warrant, and provide exceptions      to the warrant requirement. Finally, detail what the remedy is for a      defendant is when a motion granted to suppress is granted for a 4th      Amendment violation. 
• If your last name begins with      the letters H through O (5th Amendment). Create a five to eight slide PowerPoint explaining the      5th Amendment. Additionally, provide 50 to 75 words of explanations for      each of your PowerPoint slides in the discussion area, just as you would      present an oral presentation explaining the slides on the topics listed.      List In your PowerPoint slides and discussions, list the requirements of      the 5th Amendment with regards to self-incrimination. Focusing on the      right to remain silent and the Miranda decision, define the steps      that officers must take to gain incriminating statements admissible into a      trial. Finally, detail what the remedy is for a defendant when a motion to      suppress is granted for violation of the 5th Amendment. 
• If your last name begins with      the letters P through Z (6th Amendment). Create a five to eight slide PowerPoint explaining the      6th Amendment. Additionally, provide 50 to 75 words of explanations for      each of your PowerPoint slides in the discussion area, just as you would      present an oral presentation explaining the slides on the topics listed.      List In your PowerPoint slides and discussions, list the requirements of      the 6th Amendment. Define the key term to have the assistance of      counsel for his defense, and explain its meaning in relation to both      custodial interrogation and at trial. Finally, detail what the remedy is      for a defendant when a motion is granted for violation of the 6th Amendment.

Support your PowerPoint observations with examples from the required materials and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.

Guided Response: Substantively respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. Each classmate response must be from a different group, other than your own, primary response. For example, if your primary response concerns the 5th Amendment (because your last name starts with the letters H through O), then each of your two responses to classmates must address the 4th Amendment and 6th Amendment primary responses of your classmates. Responses to your peers must be at least 100 words in length. Remember that this is a discussion. If a classmate or your instructor asks you a question, it is your responsibility to respond.