Finally, the course surveys current use and limits of forfeiture actions brought in conjunction with criminal prosecutions. Students may register for this course without having taken Evidence. This course integrates substantive law, lawyering skills, and trial techniques and offers students an opportunity to learn how to litigate either a civil commitment case, a medication refusal case, or a retention hearing in the case of criminal defendants found either incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity. Students are graded on a combination of classroom exercises, one or more brief writing exercises, and a simulated trial. The two-credit placement component follows the externship model, and will be in an office that specializes in mental disability law.
Enrollment is limited.