Criminal Procedure Post Trial Process - LAW 6205

Credits Hours: 2

Covers the criminal process following return of the verdict in the guilt/innocence phase of trial (except for sentencing), focusing in particular on the following topics: effective assistance of counsel; motions for new trial; notice of appeal and designation of the record on appeal; preservation of error for direct appeal and post-trial litigation; direct appeal; disposition of issues on direct appeal; certiorari to the United States Supreme Court; retroactivity of United States Supreme Court decisions, state post-conviction litigation; appeal in state post-conviction process; federal post-conviction litigation; exhaustion of remedies; deference to state fact and law findings; procedural default; the “new” rules doctrine; certiorari in the federal habeas process; and double jeopardy issues.

Required: Elective
Practice Area: Criminal Law, General Practice