Perhaps the largest part of criminal procedure deals with investigations by the police. This leads us to deal with the police related procedures such as searches, arrests, individual rights, confessions, etc. The focus of the procedural underpinnings of investigations is a core part of the work of a Constitutional lawyer. The limits on the power of law enforcement deals with the parts of the Constitution that govern the criminal process that happens before the trial itself starts. 

For that reason, criminal procedure is honed in on the fourth, fifth and, sixth amendment rights to a large degree. It’s really a blueprint for how citizens interact with the government. Things like the privilege against self-incrimination, confessions and Miranda warnings all turn on criminal procedure law. Criminal procedure answers questions such as when can happen when the police approach you? What rights do you have? When can your personal private spaces be searched? Many more questions can arise during a criminal prosecution. As criminal defense lawyers, we feel it’s every citizen’s right and duty to understand their rights and make sure they do everything in their power and control to assert them.