New Spring Course: Advanced Criminal Prosecution – APPLICATION DEADLINE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21

Dear students:

This spring, we are launching a new course called Advanced Criminal Prosecution. The course is a five-day immersion course scheduled over Spring Break (March 9 – 13).  The course is offered in conjunction with the Tennessee District Attorney General’s Conference (TNDAG), which is held annually at the Law School during spring break week.  The course is intended to offer a select number of students interested in criminal trial advocacy intensive training in and exposure to prosecutorial litigation skills and strategy.

In a “master class” approach to learning, experienced prosecutors from across the state of Tennessee will present instruction on all aspects of criminal trial practice, including jury selection, pretrial motions, opening statements, direct and cross examinations, evidentiary objections, and closing argument.  Devoted sessions will focus on interviewing and preparing witnesses, selecting juries, case analysis, charging decisions, discovery, and prosecutorial ethics, and professionalism.  In those sections requiring student performance (of examinations, opening statement, and closing argument), students will receive critique, including individual reviews of student performances.

Title:                Advanced Criminal Prosecution

Credits:           1

Graded:           Pass/Fail (ungraded)

Prereqs:           Trial Advocacy, Professional Responsibility, Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence

Class Size:       No more than 4 students

If you have questions about the course, please contact me or Prof. D. Schaffzin. If you have satisfied the prerequisites, you may apply for a seat in the course by submitting a statement to Prof. Schaffzin explaining why you want to enroll in the course, how your classwork and experience to this point speak to your interest in the course and criminal practice generally, and how the course would benefit your learning experience and professional aspirations. Please submit the statement by November 21, 2014.

Thanks,

Dean Romantz