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The University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Ethics of Criminal Law

  • Semester: Spring 2010
  • Course ID: 279M
  • Credit Hours: 2
  • Unique: 28665

Course Information

Registration Information

  • Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
MON 5:30 - 7:20 pm TNH 3.124

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Floating take-home exam

Description

This course will take a practical approach to criminal law and the unique ethics issues that surround it. We will look at prosecutorial ethics including the use and abuse of prosecutorial discretion and discovery obligations in criminal cases. We will also examine the professional responsibilities of defense lawyers including making a good record for appeal and ineffective assistance of counsel. Some of the areas we will discuss include representation of the mentally ill defendant, issues involving the death penalty and domestic violence cases.

Instructors

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