LAW 707 - Jefferson County Public Defender Criminal Appeals Clinic (2-6)

The Criminal Appeals Clinic is taught in partnership with the Jefferson County Public Defender’s Office, a state agency that represents indigent defendants in capital and non-capital trials and appeals. The clinic will teach students how to represent a client in a direct appeal of a criminal conviction from beginning to end. The semester will focus on appellate brief-writing and oral argument. Outside of class, students will work in pairs representing criminal defendants in their direct appeals under the Jefferson County Public Defender’s Office’s supervision. In addition to the seminar on appellate law and persuasive writing, students will have weekly meetings to discuss and work on cases outside of class. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Offered: Spring and Summer.