Criminal Practice Clinic

Overview

The Criminal Practice Clinic represents adults charged with criminal offenses and children charged with criminal offenses and delinquency. Students obtain experience in pretrial, trial, and post-conviction matters under the close supervision of clinical faculty. They represent individuals charged with felonies from indictment through disposition - either trial or plea negotiation and sentencing - and, in some instances, on appeal. They also handle post-conviction relief petitions on behalf of persons in prison. Four credits are awarded in the first semester in which the student is enrolled, which includes a series of introductory classes on the lawyering process and relevant issues of substantive law and procedure.