This assignment addresses pretrial procedures that occur prior to the trial but not the trial itself. Subjects included but are not limited to : first appearance, alternatives to bail, Grand Jury proceedings, plea-bargaining, and federal rules of procedures for plea-bargaining. In addition to topics listed in the syllabus, additional information from the textbook and research references is required. .

1. This assignment addresses pretrial procedures that occur prior
to the trial but not the trial itself. Subjects included
but are not limited to
: first appearance, alternatives to bail, Grand Jury proceedings,
plea-bargaining, and federal rules of procedures for plea-
bargaining. In addition to topics listed in the syllabus,
additional information from the textbook and research
references is required.