LAW 812LEC - Post-Conviction Remedies

This course will introduce students to the law and practice of “Post-Conviction Remedies” in both State and Federal Courts. It begins with exhausting the appeals process- the graveyard of most prisoner hope. We will examine the substantive and procedural law governing the last chance for prisoners who have access to these remedies. The course will largely approach post-conviction law through the lens of actual cases of wrongful conviction. The text selected for the class will be supplemented with New York authority and actual transcripts and other materials of cases which resulted in non-DNA exonerations.

Credits: 3