PA Innocence Project

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Elective Course Enrollment Limit: 8 Co-requisite: Evidence 3 Classroom credits, 3 Non-classroom credits Pass/Fail Satisfies Experiential Learning requirement Fulfills Criminal Law Concentration elective Duquesne Law students assist the project's legal staff and volunteer attorneys to investigate innocence claims and pursue judicial appeals. During case work and accompanying course work, students gain skills in interviewing, investigation, and legal writing as well as an understanding of the uses of DNA and other scientific evidence and the state and federal rules governing admissibility.