COURSE CODE/TITLE: Criminal Procedure and Court Testimony

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course provides the criminal procedure to be followed in observing criminal prosecution. It contains an extensive procedures to follow and observe
by a law enforcers. It also provide contribution to present and future professional forensic examiners for a model and common procedures on how expert
witnesses shall execute an oath of verification, judicial affidavit, and to testify as expert on opinion issued and duly certified examination findings being conducted,
as well on how to effectively testify in the court witness stand.

Program Performance Course/Learning Course Content/ Teaching/ Outcomes Continuing

Outcomes Indicator Outcomes Topics Learning Assessment Monitoring
Activities Tasks
Students should be At the end of the course,
Internalize the able to: the students should be
concepts of able to:
human rights and 1. Enumerate and Internalize the 1. Conducting Arrest, 1. Lecture/ 1. Quiz 1. Item Analysis
victim welfare explain the requirements in Search and Seizure Discussion
procedural conducting arrest, whether with or 2. Graded 2. Teacher
requirements in search and seizure. without warrant. 2. Interactive Recitation Evaluation
observing human 2. Rights of the discussion
rights. person during 3. Role Playing 3. Rubrics 3. Methodology
2. Recognize the Appreciate the rights of arrest, search and Evaluation
rights of the the person from arrest seizure. 4. Video 4. Critiquing and
person until the execution of 3. Rights of the Presentation reflection 4. Effectiveness
undergoing judgment. person under Course Topic
judicial process. custodial
investigation and
requisites of valid
extrajudicial
confession under
RA 7438
Demonstrate 1. Illustrate and Analyze the role of the 1. Methods of Arrest 1. Lecture/ 1. Quiz 1. Item Analysis
competence and appreciate the law enforcement officer and its exception Discussion
broad criminal justice from arrest, preliminary 2. Police role during 2. Graded 2. Teacher
understanding in process. investigation, trial and preliminary 2. Interactive Recitation Evaluation
law enforcement execution of judgment. investigation discussion
administration, 2. Research on recent Critique on various 3. Bail, as a matter of 3. Rubrics 3. Methodology
public safety and issues and trends cases that is dismissed right or discretion 3. Concept Evaluation
criminal justice involving law by the Court in National and its requisites mapping 4. Case digest
enforcement and Local Level due to 4. Arraignment, Trial 4. Effectiveness
agencies in the technicalities committed and Judgment 4. Case analysis Course Topic
administration of by different law 5. Remedies of a
justice. enforcement agencies. person after trial.
(Post Judgment
Remedies)

Program Program Indicator COURSE/LEARNING COURSE CONTENT/ TEACHING/ OUTCOMES CONTINUING

Outcomes (PI) OUTCOMES TOPICS LEARNING ASSESSMENT MONITORING
(PO) ACTIVITIES TASKS
At the end of the unit,
the student must be able
to:
D. Utilize 1. Define and Discuss 1. Define an expert Role of an Expert Lecture/Discussion Graded Recitation 1. Item Analysis
criminalistics the criminological witness Witness Writing Legal
or forensic theory and Forms Quizzes 2. Teacher
science in the jurisprudence 2. Enumerate the Reception of an Evaluation
investigation applied in Criminal qualification of an Examination of a Rubric
and detection Procedure and expert witness. Witness Observation in 3. Methodology
of crime Court Testimony Court Periodical Evaluation
3. Ability to know the Examination
2. Observe and Ethical Standard of an Presence of Expert Mock Trial 4. Effectiveness
Implement the Expert Witness Witness in Court Course Topic
Criminal procedures 4. Know when and how
in the investigation court appearance and
and detection of testimony is
crimes applicable to an
expert witness
3. Illustrate various
knowledge in
 implementing the
criminal procedures
in the investigation
and detection crime
E. Apply the 1. Ability to effectively Professional Conduct 1. Item Analysis
principles and communicate in and Ethics
jurisprudence of written and oral form 2. Teacher
criminal law, Court Appearance Evaluation
evidence and 2. Demonstrate and Testimony of an
criminal proficiency in Expert Witness 3. Methodology
procedure applying Evaluation
methodologically the
rules and forms of 4. Effectiveness
legal procedure Course Topic

3. Distinguish the
various legal
principles in
accordance with its
usage

REFERENCES:
Ramil G. Gabao and Victor T. Tulalian. Criminal Procedure.Wiseman’s Books Trading, Inc., Quezon City, 2014.

Willard B. Riano. Criminal Procedure Updated Edition.Rex Printing Company Inc. Quezon City, 2011

COURSE ASSESSMENT

Course Requirements:
1. Written examination
2. Oral and written reports
3. Case analyses
4. Analytical critiques, theory syntheses, and other class outputs

Evaluation Criteria:
1. Attendance…..……………..………………….………….. 20%
 2. Oral and Written Reports/Projects ……………………... 20%
3. Written Examinations……………………………………. 20%
4. Midterm Examinations/Final Examination …….……… 40%
Total 100%
Computation of the Semestral Grade:
50% of the Midterm Grade + 50% of the Final-term Grade

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