Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic
Current Offerings
Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic (904): Students who have completed the Criminal Defense Clinic are eligible to apply for enrollment as returning students in Advanced Clinic. Advanced Clinic work may include: factual and legal analysis on Sixth Amendment violations of the right to a speedy trial, culminating in briefing and oral argument in the trial court; strategic advisement on techniques and strategies for direct examination, cross examination, admission of exhibits and Fourth Amendment constitutional legal analysis in moot hearings of active clinic motions; analysis of police reports and body camera footage for evidence of explicit or implicit bias exhibited by law enforcement officers in support of motions for violations of California's Racial Justice Act. During the Winter Quarter, students may advocate for the pre-trial liberty of incarcerated clients facing felony criminal charges in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, in collaboration with the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office. This work may include in-custody client interviewing of incarcerated clients, in-court appearances at arraignments for initial bail determination for incarcerated clients, and the possibility of written and oral advocacy in a subsequent bail motion for clients who are not released at arraignment. This work provides Advanced Clinic students interested in a criminal defense practice a unique opportunity to engage in supported advocacy in the real-time high-volume setting of a criminal arraignment courtroom. Students may not enroll in any clinic (full-time or advanced) that would result in them earning more than 27 clinical units during their law school career.
Sections
Past Offerings
Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic (904): Students who have completed the Criminal Defense Clinic are eligible to apply for enrollment as returning students in Advanced Clinic. Advanced Clinic work may include: factual and legal analysis on Sixth Amendment violations of the right to a speedy trial, culminating in briefing and oral argument in the trial court; strategic advisement on techniques and strategies for direct examination, cross examination, admission of exhibits and Fourth Amendment constitutional legal analysis in moot hearings of active clinic motions; analysis of police reports and body camera footage for evidence of explicit or implicit bias exhibited by law enforcement officers in support of motions for violations of California's Racial Justice Act. During the Winter Quarter, students may advocate for the pre-trial liberty of incarcerated clients facing felony criminal charges in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, in collaboration with the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office. This work may include in-custody client interviewing of incarcerated clients, in-court appearances at arraignments for initial bail determination for incarcerated clients, and the possibility of written and oral advocacy in a subsequent bail motion for clients who are not released at arraignment. This work provides Advanced Clinic students interested in a criminal defense practice a unique opportunity to engage in supported advocacy in the real-time high-volume setting of a criminal arraignment courtroom. Students may not enroll in any clinic (full-time or advanced) that would result in them earning more than 27 clinical units during their law school career.
Sections
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2025-2026 WinterSchedule No Longer Available
Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic (904): Students who have completed the Criminal Defense Clinic are eligible to apply for enrollment as returning students in Advanced Clinic. Advanced Clinic work may include: factual and legal analysis on Sixth Amendment violations of the right to a speedy trial, culminating in briefing and oral argument in the trial court; strategic advisement on techniques and strategies for direct examination, cross examination, admission of exhibits and Fourth Amendment constitutional legal analysis in moot hearings of active clinic motions; analysis of police reports and body camera footage for evidence of explicit or implicit bias exhibited by law enforcement officers in support of motions for violations of California's Racial Justice Act. During the Winter Quarter, students may advocate for the pre-trial liberty of incarcerated clients facing felony criminal charges in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, in collaboration with the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office. This work may include in-custody client interviewing of incarcerated clients, in-court appearances at arraignments for initial bail determination for incarcerated clients, and the possibility of written and oral advocacy in a subsequent bail motion for clients who are not released at arraignment. This work provides Advanced Clinic students interested in a criminal defense practice a unique opportunity to engage in supported advocacy in the real-time high-volume setting of a criminal arraignment courtroom. Students may not enroll in any clinic (full-time or advanced) that would result in them earning more than 27 clinical units during their law school career.
Sections
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2025-2026 AutumnSchedule No Longer Available
Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic (904): Students who have completed the Criminal Defense Clinic are eligible to apply for enrollment as returning students in Advanced Clinic. Advanced Clinic work may include: factual and legal analysis on Sixth Amendment violations of the right to a speedy trial, culminating in briefing and oral argument in the trial court; strategic advisement on techniques and strategies for direct examination, cross examination, admission of exhibits and Fourth Amendment constitutional legal analysis in moot hearings of active clinic motions; analysis of police reports and body camera footage for evidence of explicit or implicit bias exhibited by law enforcement officers in support of motions for violations of California's Racial Justice Act.
Sections
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2024-2025 SpringSchedule No Longer Available
Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic (904): Students who have completed the Criminal Defense Clinic are eligible to apply for enrollment as returning students in Advanced Clinic. Advanced Clinic work may include: factual and legal analysis on Sixth Amendment violations of the right to a speedy trial, culminating in briefing and oral argument in the trial court; strategic advisement on techniques and strategies for direct examination, cross examination, admission of exhibits and Fourth Amendment constitutional legal analysis in moot hearings of active clinic motions; analysis of police reports and body camera footage for evidence of explicit or implicit bias exhibited by law enforcement officers in support of motions for violations of California's Racial Justice Act.
Sections
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2024-2025 WinterSchedule No Longer Available
Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic (904): Students who have completed the Criminal Defense Clinic are eligible to apply for enrollment as returning students in Advanced Clinic. Advanced Clinic work may include: factual and legal analysis on Sixth Amendment violations of the right to a speedy trial, culminating in briefing and oral argument in the trial court; strategic advisement on techniques and strategies for direct examination, cross examination, admission of exhibits and Fourth Amendment constitutional legal analysis in moot hearings of active clinic motions; analysis of police reports and body camera footage for evidence of explicit or implicit bias exhibited by law enforcement officers in support of motions for violations of California's Racial Justice Act.
Sections
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2024-2025 AutumnSchedule No Longer Available
Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic (904): Advanced clinic allows students who have taken the Criminal Defense Clinic to continue working on cases. Participation in case rounds is required. Advanced clinic may be taken for 2-7 units. Students may not enroll in any clinic (basic or advanced) which would result in them earning more than 27 clinical units during their law school career. Students must have taken Criminal Defense Clinic (Law 904A,B,C). Elements used in grading: Class participation, attendance, written assignments and case work. Instructor permission required.
Sections
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2023-2024 SpringSchedule No Longer Available
Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic (904): Advanced clinic allows students who have taken the Criminal Defense Clinic to continue working on cases. Participation in case rounds is required. Advanced clinic may be taken for 2-7 units. Students may not enroll in any clinic (basic or advanced) which would result in them earning more than 27 clinical units during their law school career. Students must have taken Criminal Defense Clinic (Law 904A,B,C). Elements used in grading: Class participation, attendance, written assignments and case work. Instructor permission required.
Sections
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2023-2024 WinterSchedule No Longer Available
Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic (904): Advanced clinic allows students who have taken the Criminal Defense Clinic to continue working on cases. Participation in case rounds is required. Advanced clinic may be taken for 2-7 units. Students may not enroll in any clinic (basic or advanced) which would result in them earning more than 27 clinical units during their law school career. Students must have taken Criminal Defense Clinic (Law 904A,B,C). Elements used in grading: Class participation, attendance, written assignments and case work. Instructor permission required.
Sections
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2023-2024 AutumnSchedule No Longer Available