CJA 245 Search Warrant Preparation
Search Warrant Preparation: Covers legal concepts in search warrant preparation and focuses on learning to draft legal documents comprised of probable cause statements and judicial orders. Particular attention is paid to strengthening legal writing and evidence gathering in preparation for warrant application.
Prerequisites: CJA 210 and WR 227.
Addendum: Students will learn how to gather critical evidence in preparation for a search warrant application, and how to draft legal documents that will withstand defense attacks to suppress evidence. Emphasis will be placed on the actual application and execution process: the supervisors review, DAs review, the Courts expectations, affirmation under oath, signage of the documents, execution and service of the warrant, return of the warrant, and surviving defense attacks to the warrant.