LAW 7408 - Capital Punishment Clinic

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.

Prerequisites & Notes
Required Prerequisites: Must be a third-year law student. Must not be on academic probation. Students placed on academic probation while participating in clinic will be withdrawn from clinic hours. Must have taken the Capital Punishment Seminar offered in the fall semester of each academic year. Recommended Prerequisites: Criminal Procedure, Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Texas Criminal Procedure, Trial Advocacy, and/or Mock Trial or Moot Court. Students will work with the West Texas Public Defense Office on capital cases.

Credits: 4