LAW 715SEM - Making a Murderer

This one credit seminar closely examines the Netflix hit documentary series “Making a Murderer” with the aim of illustrating several shortcomings in the American criminal justice system. Topics that will be discussed include eyewitness identification, police interrogation and confessions, burdens of proof, admissibility of novel scientific evidence, the constitutional right to a fair and impartial jury and prosecutorial misconduct. The highlight of the seminar will be a talk given by Dean Strang, who was co-defense counsel in the Steven Avery murder case and was featured extensively in “Making a Murderer”. Only students enrolled in the seminar may attend Dean Strang’s talk.

Credits: 1