LAW 7927

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  • Schedule of Classes - September 22, 2025 1:06PM EDT

LAW 7927
Appellate Criminal Defense Clinic

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 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 LAW 6401 and LAW 6264 are recommended but not required.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 7928

  • 1-6 Credits Graded

  •  6170 LAW 7927   CLN 301

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    • Jan 20 - Apr 29, 2026

    • Goldberg, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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