Student will obtain trial testimony in a death penalty case from the Court of Criminal Appeals and summarize the testimony for post-conviction counsel.
Organization
Capital Punishment Clinic
Through the Capital Punishment Clinic, students work closely with experienced attorneys in the representation of indigent defendants charged with or convicted of capital offenses. The death penalty cases are at the trial, appellate, and post-conviction stages of litigation.
Project Details
- Project Start Date
- March 2015
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 30-40 hours total over the course of spring semester; completion by mid-April preferred
- Training
- Training will be provided by Prof. Marcus on an as-needed basis
- Skills used
- Document review; litigation preparation
- Project location
- Court of Criminal Appeals (201 W. 14th St., Austin, Texas); the law school and other locations at the student’s discretion.
- Address
- 727 E. Dean Keeton, Austin TX
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 1-2
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- None
- To Apply
- Submit email stating interest to Sarah Sedgwick at ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu