Criminal Appeal Advocacy

Catalog description

In this course students write and file two appellate briefs on behalf of Kansas Appellate Defender Office clients, under the supervision of a KADO attorney. Students who qualify as legal interns under Kansas Supreme Court Rule 719 may sign the briefs, although such certification is not a prerequisite for the course. The course includes a seminar consisting of lectures and exercises dealing with a variety of aspects of criminal appellate defense. Prerequisite(s): Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure I, Evidence, and Professional Responsibility. Graded.