Legal Research Guides by Course - Post Conviction Remedies in Criminal Prosecutions

Course Description:

This course will provide procedural and substantive considerations in Federal Habeas Corpus actions, state Post-Conviction Relief Act Filings, and other forms of post-direct appeal litigation for prisoners seeking exoneration or new trials. This course will focus on a critical and developing area of criminal practice that involves, in part, matters of alleged ineffectiveness of prior counsel and other bases of collateral relief. (2 credits) Paper

Faculty Who Teach This Course:

Kenneth J. Benson, Esq. (adjunct professor)
Kevin J. McCarthy, Esq. (adjunct professor)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by:

Print Collection:

HV8073   Investigation of Crimes - Forensic Chemistry
KF9011   Habeas Corpus
KF9666.5   Evidence – DNA Fingerprinting
KF9756   Judicial Error – Compensation for Judicial Error (Wrongful Convictions)
RA1057.55   Forensic Genetics - DNA Fingerprinting

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Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)
Legal Research Guides: Criminal Law