In addition, through materials posted to my web site and in-class exercises, you will be exposed to Oregon procedures as well as to issues of ethics and litigation strategy faced by prosecutors and defense lawyers. We will enjoy guest lecturers 4 times during the semester. Please come to class thoroughly familiar with the assigned material and prepared to discuss the rules and cases as well as questions raised in the notes and problems. In addition, you will be assigned to a team that will work on in-class exercises. I will distribute team assignments during the second week of class.
Attendance is mandatory.
You need not report absences to me, but at the end of the semester I will ask you to sign a pledge certifying that you have missed no more than 3 class sessions throughout the semester. If you surpass the limit of 3 absences, please arrange a conference with me to discuss the situation. Both of these examinations will be closed book. The exercise will require you to draft an affidavit based on your analysis of a set of materials distributed at the beginning of the exam. The remaining 10 percent of your grade will be based on 10 one-page papers that I will ask you to create following each of our 6 class exercises and 4 guest lecturer appearances.