LAW 702 - Cumberland Innocence Clinic (2-5)

This course focuses on the law and practice of challenging wrongful convictions in Alabama cases. In the course, students will read post-conviction cases and articles, review substantive legal claims, research procedural avenues of relief, investigate facts and interview witnesses, and file pleadings for prisoners trying to vacate, set aside, or correct non-capital convictions and sentences based on claims of factual innocence. Students will develop advocacy skills, communicate with clients, interview witnesses, spot and evaluate issues, research claims, and write legal memoranda and pleadings. Class meetings will vary between typically instructional formats, case updates, drafting, and group problem-solving. May be repeated for a maximum of 7 credits. Offered: Summer.