Juvenile Justice Clinic
Professor:
Philip A. Ross, Room 122; 973-642-8297 |
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Application deadline is Friday,
March 14, 2008.
Please call 973-642-8700 if you have any questions, or
e-mail Melinda Lampley at
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Offered: Fall and spring semesters.
Credits: 2 credits
Class: Tuesdays, 8 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
Court Room: Monday and Friday mornings.
INTRODUCTION
The Juvenile Justice Clinic represents indigent
juvenile defendants in all facets of juvenile
proceedings in the Essex County Family Court.
The time commitment is approximately 15 hours per
week, which includes court time, class time, and
preparation for court and class exercises.
CLINICAL LAW PRACTICE
Twice per week, the students handle juvenile
detention hearings, which are equivalent to adult
bail matters. For instance, if a child is arrested
by the police for an alleged offense, a hearing is
held the next morning before a judge who decides
whether to release the client pending a trial, to
release him with conditions, or to remand him to the
Youth House or Shelter pending further proceedings.
The students in the clinic with 57 or more credits
appear in court two mornings per week, representing
the juveniles at these hearings. These students also
handle at least two "pool cases" per semester. In
these cases, a student represents the juvenile
throughout the court process, participating in the
following potential stages of litigation: plea
bargain, informal diversion, disposition, motions to
suppress, and probable cause hearings and trial. The
student, through his or her work in the clinic,
receives hands-on criminal practice experience.
CLASSROOM COMPONENT
The 2 hour 20 minute mandatory class is geared
toward the student interested in litigation. From
the first week to the last, each student performs
the following simulated roles: detention hearings,
probable cause hearings, simulated direct and cross
examination, and simulated summation. Additionally,
each student will be involved in an actual criminal
jury trial as well as performing a motion to
suppress, which includes testimony, argument and
written briefs. Also, throughout each semester,
lectures are conducted on evidence, trial tactics,
motions to suppress, and ethics. |
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