Summer I 2013
5470 Innocence Investigations - DOW/JEU- 16561
Professor(s):
David Dow (FACULTY)
Cassandra Jeu (ADJUNCT)
Credits: 4
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Time: 2:00p-4:00p TThLocation:
Course Outline: This course explores the substantive law, investigative techniques, and post-conviction appellate remedies applicable in capital (death penalty) and non-capital cases. Lectures will cover topics such as: Texas criminal statutes, state/federal habeas law, clemency proceedings, investigative techniques, and capital trial strategy. In addition to attending lectures, students work on actual cases. For non-capital cases, students investigate inmates’ claims of actual innocence and assist attorneys in providing post-conviction legal assistance once those claims are verified. For capital cases, students investigate claims related to the guilt-innocence and punishment phases of capital murder trials and assist attorneys in investigating and researching legal claims.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus pdf
Course Notes: Quota = 20
Prerequisites: Yes Criminal Law; Constitutional Law
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Satisfies Skills Course Requirement: Yes
Satisfies Senior Writing Requirement: No
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