Appellate Criminal Defense Clinic

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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.