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L6429 Federal Criminal Law

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This course will provide an introduction to Federal Criminal Law, both as a body of statutory law and as an enforcement system. Although much of the focus will be on the degree to which statutes and their underlying legislative history reflect Congress's reliance on and embrace of prosecutorial discretion, we will also explore the institutional constraints on the exercise of that discretion. Among the areas explored will be the mail fraud, extortion, criminal civil rights, and racketeering statutes and the relationships between Main Justice and U.S. Attorneys Offices and between prosecutors and investigative agencies.

Type: Lecture
Level: Upperclass
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Section Offerings for 2012-13

Course No. Term Name
& Section Instructor(s) Schedule Location
L6429-001 12F Federal Criminal Law
G. Lynch ... TR 4:40 PM-6:10 PM GRHL 101

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