Welcome to Criminal Law

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Welcome to Criminal Law Procedure

• Sinclair Community College
• PAR 205
• Mike Brigner, J.D.

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Why Are We Here?

• Unsolicited comment from a recent
• Sinclair Paralegal Program graduate
• I have now graduated, and also got married this
  past June. I also am working for Attorney ____
  as a Paralegal. I must admit that the job is
  more fascinating than I could have ever imagined.

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Advice from Your Classmates

• I would advise students who take this course in
  the future that
• It is a lot of fun. Exciting class
• It is a fun class as well as very informative
• You will have a great time
• You learn a lot about the criminals in our society

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Advice from Your Classmates

• I would advise students who take this course in
  the future that
• It involves lots of reading
• There are many activities and projects, so dont
  procrastinate
• Be prepared. Read the book.
• Be prepared to do learning on your own

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Advice from Your Classmates

• I would advise students who take this course in
  the future that
• They must actually read the chapters in the book
  assigned
• Be sure look at the Internet several times a
  day
• Read all of the assignment before even beginning
  it
• Read all elements carefully!

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Advice from Your Classmates

• I would advise students who take this course in
  the future that
• Start court visit preparation early!
• Plan court visit in plenty of time
• Do not wait until the last minute to do your
  court visit and report
• They should not procrastinate with the municipal
  court visit

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Lexis ID Number URGENT!

• By the end of first week of class
• If you do not already have a Lexis ID for this
  school year (through next Sept. 30)
• You must go to Sinclair Tartan Bookstore to
  purchase ID (44)
• Your ID remains the same
• Lexis ID is mandatory

If no Lexis ID, you will be administratively
withdrawn from all PAR classes
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Introductions - Me

• Lawyer for 25 years
• Ten years as judge
• Former news reporter
• Written over 100 articles on the law
• National domestic violence consultant and trainer
• Would rather be on my bicycle

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Reaching Me

• Office Room 5348
• PAR Office 5141
• Mailbox 5141 (NOT under door of office!)
• ADVICE Appointment is recommended, usually in
  CIL instead of office

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Reaching Me

• Voice Mail 512-2950 (leave date time!)
• Discussion Board
• E-mail through My.Sinclair
• ADVICE E-mail is recommended over phone call

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Read Your Syllabus

• Contact Info
• Key Dates
• Websites, Other Resources
• Grading Expectations
• Course Outline
• All Due Dates are on Master Calendar
• Changes will be in Announcements

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More Syllabus

• Text
• Other Resources
• Website Resources
• Grading
• Class Procedures Policies
• Extra Credit

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Basis of Grade

• Seven Projects
• NO HANDWRITTEN PROJECT OR EXAM WILL BE ACCEPTED
• Ten Quizzes
• NO EXAMS!
• Notebook
• All hand-in work requires a cover page

Criminal Law Procedure PAR 205
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Fun Projects

• Visit to a local municipal court
• Criminal Mini-trial

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Quizzes 20 points each

• First one on Syllabus Rules
• Rest on individual chapters
• One per week, due by Mondays at 11pm
• 90 minute time limit
• Open book, but you must read study chapter
  first, or you wont be able to complete the quiz

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Class Notebooks

• Requirements of Notebook
• a) separate binder
• b) includes ONLY corrected versions (no
  correction marks)
• c) of all of your graded Projects
• d) tabbed in correct order

• You get credit for same work 3 times!
• Must include CORRECTED versions of Projects 2,
  3, 4, 5, 7
• Will be graded while you wait at last class
• Worth 20 points

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Amicus/TimeSlips (See
Special Assignments Handout)

• Amicus Record all of your Assignments/Activities
  as To-Do's WITH DETAILS
• Record all of your class meeting time and other
  meetings as Appointments
• Check off To-Dos when DONE

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Amicus/TimeSlips (See Special Assignments
Handout)

• TimeSlips Keep time for all of the work you do
  for this class WITH DETAILS
• Travel time? ONLY for court visit
• Record your time in the Timeslips program
• Record your expenses, too - MANDATORY
• Record AS YOU GO at least WEEKLY
• NO advance entry (unethical)
• This will be worth up to 30 points
• Entries must follow STANDARDS FOR AMICUS (handed
  out in training)

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Amicus/TimeSlips (See Special Assignments
Handout)

• NAMES
• Timekeeper Name Always the same YOU
• Client Name Courtney Love
• NAMING SYSTEM FOR CLIENT
• Client First Name Courtney
• Middle Name Your First Initial Last Name
• Client Last Name Love
• IF YOU ARE Jane Doe Courtney JDoe Love

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Class Procedures Policies
Follow Quality Standards in all PAR work Expectation Letter-Perfect Work You work for the law firm of S, B, B D
You must participate fully in group work Late assignments cost you 10 Check the People Site for forms, copies
Attendance mandatory, or lose 10 pts/ea DUE DATE IS BEGINNING OF CLASS DEAD MOUSE ZONE!
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Useful Info (Rules)

• NO handwritten assignments!
• NO FAX, E-MAIL OR DROP-OFF assignments will be
  accepted!
• Completed Cover Pages required on all projects
  exams
• No need to retype Questions, BUT answers must be
  correctly d
• Course Outline
• Note Reading Assignments
• Do Reading BECAUSE IT WILL HELP YOU

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Easiest Ways to Lose Points

• No cover page
• Incorrect cover page
• Not reading instructions
• Not checking My.Sinclair
• Single spaced
• No spel checkkk proofreading
• Late assignments
• Missed classes

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Time Issues

• Studies show Attendance is key factor in student
  success
• You must SIGN IN for each class or lose points
  for that class!
• No 15 Minute Rule. If Prof is delayed, use time
  to work on assignments.
• SCC CLOSED on Monday, May 29

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One Word
Details
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Advice from Your Classmates

• I would advise students who take this course in
  the future that
• Details are important. Details, Details,
  Details!

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Protect Your Work

• Helping others learn is okay
• Doing their work is not
• Do not ask for or give copies or disks
• Copied work ? Failure for user AND donor
• Protect your paperwork
• Protect your disks

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Care Feeding of Disks

• TECH HAPPENS
• Label your disks!
• BACK UP! BACK UP!! BACK UP!!! BACK UP!!!!
• The computer ate my homework is not an
  acceptable excuse
• Dont loan out your disks, or leave them around
  for others to borrow

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SAVE YOUR WORK

• Save ALL graded papers
• Save ALL corrected papers for notebook
• Save ALL work electronically
• Save ALL corrected work electronically
• BACK UP all saved work
• YOU WILL NEED THESE for Internship Portfolio,
  which is required for graduation

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• http//my.sinclair.edu

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My.Sinclair

• Check Daily!
• Watch for class news, notices, assignments
• Watch for Calendar deadlines updates
• Watch Discussion Forum
• ALL e-mail to Prof should be through My.Sinclair

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My.Sinclair

• This is your main
• News notice source
• It is YOUR responsibility to check DAILY
• E-MAIL Personal news to/from Prof
• DISCUSSION BOARD News for class
• Updates, corrections, jobs, class cancellations,
  extra credit, assignment tips
• DIGITAL DROP BOX A place to store files or send
  files to others

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My.Sinclair

• ANNOUNCEMENTS
• From SCC or Prof.
• News, alerts appear on your home page
• MYGRADES Shows your absences grades weekly.
  Check often. Email prof if you catch any errors.
• EXTERNAL LINKS Helpful links for this course
• Lexis, Law Libraries, Ohio Supreme Court, Ohio
  Revised Code, Montgomery County records, more

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Communicating on My.Sinclair

• With Professor
• E-mail for private messages (grades, illness)
• Use My.Sinclair address only
• Discussion Board for EVERYTHING ELSE
• Class-related questions go HERE, not in E-mail
• ALL Messages Should Begin W/Course
• Example
• Subject 205.01 Projects, Are You Nuts?
• Or 205.50 Classmates, Are They Nuts?

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Communicating on My.Sinclair

• With other students
• E-mail for private messages
• Discussion Board for class info
• We Are A Learning Community
• Without cheating (doing each others work) we
  help each other learn. This includes answering
  each others questions on the Discussion Board.
  If everyone is stumped, I will add suggestions.

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Sinclair People Website

• All course materials here
• Projects, Forms, PowerPoints
• In-Class Exercises, PAR Newsletter
• If you want hard copy, print one
• Replaces H Drive in this class
• Click Course Materials on Menu Bar, or go to
• http//people.sinclair.edu/mikebrigner/

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Assignment Learning StylesSinclair Student
Services

• Go to explore http//
• www.sinclair.edu/stservices/sss/index.cfm
• Click Study Skills Hints, Learning Style
  Inventory
• Take the short quiz and score yourself
• Answer the LAST QUESTION!
• Print out the results bring to next class

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SCC Disability Services Notice

• Qualified individuals with disabilities who
  produce required documentation of their
  disability self-identify their need for
  accommodations are eligible for disability
  services
• (Someone with a physical or mental impairment
  that substantially limits one or more major life
  activities and who, with or without
  accommodations, can meet the essential
  requirements for participation in a program)
• Students are required to identify their needs
  to register with the Sinclair Office of
  Disability Services in order to be eligible for
  academic adjustments. All services are based on
  individual needs.
• For more info http//sinclair.edu/stservices/edu/
  index.cfm

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Welcome Criminal Law Procedure

• Concluded Thank you