Criminal procedure lesson

The main constitutional provisions regarding criminal procedure can be found in Amendments IV, V, VI, and VIII to the U

The Fourth Amendment covers the right to be free from unreasonable searches and arrests:

The criminal procedure is what governs the administration of criminal justice

It comes in the form of rules and laws

In addition to each state's rules of criminal procedure, the federal rules of criminal procedure dictate the process followed in federal criminal prosecutions

That forum is the criminal justice system and in particular, the court system

The investigative process exists within the statutory rules of law, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and case law rulings adjudicated by the courts