LAW 7408 - Capital Punishment Clinic

4 Semester Credit Hours

Prerequisite: LAW 6206. Students will work with the West Texas Public Defense Office on capital cases. Students will work with attorneys, mitigation specialists, investigators, and other professionals in helping to represent those facing the death penalty. Students will use cutting-edge techniques and apply their legal education to a wide variety of activities, including investigation, client and witness interviews, legal research, legal writing, restorative justice, criminal procedure, and substantive criminal law. The classroom component will continue the student’s study of capital punishment jurisprudence and focus on skills development, ethics, and cases.