LAW 7927

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  • Schedule of Classes - April 4, 2023 12:09PM EDT
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LAW 7927
Appellate Criminal Defense Clinic

Course information provided by the 2022-2023 Catalog.

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.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: LAW 6401 and LAW 6264 are recommended but not required.

Permission Note Limited enrollment.

When Offered Spring.

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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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