Defense Clinic - Fall 2013 (74016) | William S. Richardson School of Law
590C
LAW
Defense Clinic

Law School Description

This class teaches litigation skills through the representation of indigent criminal defendants. Students appear in court and try real cases. After classroom lectures, discussions and simulations, students defend people charged with misdemeanor cases. Deputy Public Defenders teach this course and provide the in-court supervision on the cases. The classroom component meets throughout the semester. Pre: Evidence (LAW 543).

UH Mānoa Catalog Description

(B) prosecution clinic; (C) defense clinic; (D) elder law clinic; (E) environmental law clinic; (G) estate planning workshop; (I) native Hawaiian rights clinic; (J) family law clinic; (K) entrepreneurship and small business clinic; (M) mediation clinic; (N) lawyering skills workshop; (P) mediation workshop; (Q) immigration clinic; (R) child welfare clinic; (S) Hawai'i Innocence Project I; (T) Hawai'i Innocence Project II; (U) legislation and statutory interpretation. Repeatable one time for (K). LAW majors only for (R), (S), (T) and (U). CR/NC and letter grade option for (J); CR/NC only for (N), (P), and (Q). Pre: 543 for (B) and (C); 521 or consent for (D); 529 or 561 or LWEV 582 for (E); 552 and 567, or consent for (G); 568 or consent for (J); 548 for (Q). (Once a year for (K)) (Alt. years for (U))

Credit(s) for this CRN

3

Instructor Approval

No

Competition

No

Bar Course

No

Clinical Requirement

Yes

Category

Criminal Law
Litigation

Prerequisites/Recommended

Textbooks

TRIAL TECHNIQUES
Author: Mauet
Edition: 8th
ISBN: 9780735594418
This book is required.
Year Published: 2010
Publisher: Aspen
HAWAII CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC LAW MANUAL
Edition: 2012-2013
ISBN: 9780769860206
This book is required.
Year Published: 2012
Publisher: Lexis/Nexis

Instructor(s)

Class Schedule

Th
5:30pm - 7:20pm

Dates

August 26, 2013 to December 20, 2013

Classroom

Moot Court Room

Course Reference Number

74016
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