Criminal Prosecution Clinic 鈥� (Kings County)
The Criminal Prosecution Clinic 鈥� Kings County (CPC 鈥� KC) engages students in the prosecution of criminal cases in conjunction with the Brooklyn District Attorney (KCDA) under the supervision of adjunct professors. The course begins with a four-week intensive training program. Afterwards, students begin fieldwork, devoting three full days per week.
Each student works closely with a faculty supervisor on misdemeanor cases at all stages of the criminal process, from arraignment through trial.
Students will听appear in arraignments at New York City Criminal Court,听appear on record in court,听conduct witness interviews,听conduct investigations,听review police reports and other discovery material, file Certificates of Compliance, draft motions and memoranda of law,听develop case theory and litigation strategy, and听conduct or second chair hearings and trials, as well as assist on felony cases.
All student work is conducted under the supervision of the faculty supervisors. The faculty supervisors are intimately involved in the students鈥� cases and work closely with the students in the development of case theory and strategy and in the preparation of the cases.
This clinic is organized as two co-requisite courses for the full year鈥攁 seminar and a fieldwork component.
During the fall semester, there are twice-weekly seminars. The first seminar in the week consists of 鈥渃ase rounds,鈥� where students raise and discuss issues they are confronting in their cases, and is held at KCDA. The second seminar focuses on selected topics in criminal law and procedure, evidence, ethics, and lawyering skills, and is a mixture of discussion, demonstration, simulation, and critique, and is held at 爱酱在线播放. During the fall semester, students are expected to regularly devote 21鈥�28 hours per week to the course, including both seminars and fieldwork, and to spend additional time as required by their cases.
During the spring semester, students continue to work on their misdemeanor cases and attend weekly 鈥渃ase rounds鈥� seminars and are expected to regularly devote 12鈥�16 hours per week to the course, including both seminars and fieldwork, and to spend additional time as required by their cases.
The course is graded on a letter basis. Grades for both semesters are posted at the end of the spring semester. Material covered in this clinic is tested on the New York Law Exam (NYLE).
Approved for the Experiential Learning Requirement. Enrollment is limited. Registration is binding. Application and interview are required, and the application can be听found in Student Resources on the .
Recommended for the Following Professional Pathways:听Criminal Prosecution; Government/Public Sector; General Practice 鈥� Litigation/Dispute Resolution
Prerequisite or Co-requisite:听Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure: Investigation; Evidence; Professional Responsibility: Criminal Practice.
If taken as co-requisites, courses should be taken concurrently with the clinic in the fall semester. Requirement may be waived by clinic faculty.
Recommended Courses:听Advocacy of Criminal Cases; Trial Advocacy and Criminal Procedure: Adjudication (Process: Arrest to Trial).
10 Credits: Full Year Course
Fall: 6 credits
Spring: 4 credits