Fall
(12 cr.)
Monday
night
Criminal Procedure/Adjudicative Process (3 cr.) (Judge
James Rogan, Orange County Superior Court)
This course involves a study of the adjudicative stages of criminal justice:
- initial appearance
- bail
- prosecutorial discretion
- grand jury proceedings
- preliminary hearing
- joinder and severance of offenses and defendants
- right to speedy trial
- guilty pleas
- discovery
- trial by jury
- publicity
- double jeopardy
- post-conviction remedies.
LAW
7303 Crim Pro/Adjudicative Process M 6:30-9:30P
OR
California
Evidence (3 cr.) (S. Steiner)
(For students who did not complete Cal Evidence in their JD program.) This
course provides a survey of the rules governing the presentation of evidence at
trial in California. Topics will include relevance, character evidence, the
hearsay rule and its exceptions, expert testimony, and privileges. The course
focuses on the California Rules of Evidence, related case law, and
constitutional provisions that may limit proof at trial. The class will
consider differences between California evidence rules and the Federal Rules of
Evidence, and considers both tactical and theoretical approaches to the rules
of evidence.
LAW 7318 California Evidence T 5:00-7:00
Wednesday
night
Trial
Practice-Extern/LLM (3 cr.) (Judge Prickett)
This is a practical skills course in advocacy which introduces students to the
fundamental components of a typical civil and criminal trial and requires
students to perform exercises involving each component, and try a mock civil or
criminal case from provided problem materials. The course requires student
participation in discrete exercises, including jury voir dire, opening and
closing statements, and direct and cross-examination. This section is open only
to students who will be serving as an extern or LLM-trial advocacy lawyer in
Spring 2010.
LAW 7617 Trial Practice T 6:30-9:30P
Thursday
night
Advanced
Topics in Advocacy: Preliminary Hearings-Extern/LLM (2 cr.) (Kevin
Haskins, Assistant District Attorney, Orange County DA's Office)
This course focuses on specialized, advanced topics in advocacy, and
specifically on putting on and defending felony preliminary hearings in
California. It is open only to students who will be serving as an extern or
LLM-trial advocacy lawyer in Spring 2010. Units of study will include the
timing of the hearing, the role of the defendant at the hearing, limitations on
the right to a public hearing, the holding order, evidentiary rules at the
hearing, and superior court review of the magistrate's decision.
LAW xxxx Adv
Topics: Preliminary Hearings Th 5:00-7:00P
AND
Advanced
Topics in Criminal Procedure-Extern/LLM (2 cr.)
(Costello)
Advanced Topics in Criminal Law and Procedure (2-3 units)
This course deals
with advanced topics in criminal law and procedure. It is open only to students
who will be serving as an extern or LLM-trial advocacy lawyer in Spring 2010.
Units of study will include... Th 7:00-9:00P
Spring
(12 cr.)
Externship
(9 cr. over one semester for a full-time externship)
Externships combine academic training in lawyering skills and the issues that
arise in legal practice with practical experience in a placement with a legal
office. Externs work under the supervision of qualified and experienced
practicing attorneys or judges who provide guidance and training in practical
lawyering skills. The classroom component is mandatory for all first-time
externs and provides students systematic training in specific lawyering skills
that may be relevant to their placements. Students will learn and use skills in
preparing for and participating in preliminary hearings, misdemeanor
arraignments, motions to suppress evidence, and trial practice. Students also
will consider issues related to professionalism and ethics.
LAW 7589
Externship: Crim Time TBA
Advanced
Criminal Procedure-Adjudicative Process (3 cr.) (P.
Ahle)
This course involves a study of the adjudicative stages of criminal justice:
- initial appearance
- bail
- prosecutorial discretion
- grand jury proceedings
- preliminary hearings
- joinder and severance of offenses and defendants
- right to speedy trial
- guilty pleas
- discovery
- trial by jury
- publicity
- double jeopardy
- post-conviction remedies.
LAW
8007 Adv Criminal Procedure-Adjudicative Process Monday 5:30-7:30P
OR
Civil
Litigation Option Course:
Pre-trial
Civil Practice (2 cr.) (Jayne Kacer, Dean of Students, Chapman
University School of Law)
This course centers on practical exercises in the preparation of litigation
documents. Exercises may include the preparation of a complaint, cross-claim or
counter-claim, answer, discovery documents, pre-trial and post trial motions,
and trial briefs.
LAW 7598 Pre-Trial Civil Prac Monday 5:30-7:30P
