LAW 7927

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LAW 7927
Appellate Criminal Defense Clinic

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

In this one-semester clinical course, students will take on the professional responsibilities of handling a criminal appeal in New York State. Students will work in pairs to review the full appellate record, research and select the most salient appealable issues, and draft the opening appellate brief on behalf of an indigent client convicted of a felony in Manhattan or the Bronx. Throughout the process, students will collaborate with their incarcerated client.

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Limited enrollment.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: LAW 6401 and LAW 6264 are recommended but not required.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Graded

  • 16657 LAW 7927   CLN 301

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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