Hawaiʻi Innocence Project I - Fall 2013 (75081) | William S. Richardson School of Law
590S
LAW
Hawaiʻi Innocence Project I

Law School Description

This course is an in-depth examination of the principal problems that lead to the conviction of the innocent and leading proposals for measures to reduce the number of wrongful convictions. The seminar will examine common errors or problems that produce wrongful convictions, the process for investigating a claim of actual innocence, state and federal post conviction procedures, and the nature and uses of DNA and other scientific evidence. Students work on actual post-conviction cases.

For more information visit the Hawai'i Innocence Project website

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

4

Instructor Approval

Yes

Competition

No

Bar Course

No

Clinical Requirement

Yes

Category

Criminal Law

Textbooks

ACTUAL INNOCENCE: WHEN JUSTICE GOES WRONG AND HOW TO MAKE IT RIGHT
Author: Scheck, Neufeld, Dwyer
Edition: 2003
ISBN: 9780451209825
This book is required.
Year Published: 2003
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
FACT INVESTIGATION
Author: Binder and Bergman
Edition: 1984
ISBN: 9780314812582
This book is required.
Year Published: 1984
Publisher: Thomson West
WORKING IN INNOCENCE PROGRAMS – EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
Author: Mourer, Sarah
Edition: 2013
ISBN: 9781600421846
This book is required.
Year Published: 2013
Publisher: Vandeplas Publishing

Instructor(s)

Class Schedule

M
6:00pm - 7:40pm

Dates

August 26, 2013 to December 20, 2013

Classroom

Room 254

Course Reference Number

75081
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