This course focuses on procedural rules, oral advocacy skills and writing skills for the pretrial phase of criminal litigation. The primary focus will be on pretrial criminal practice in federal courts and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure dealing with preliminary proceedings, indictment, arraignment and preparation for trial. Students will argue on behalf of the government or defense at several pretrial stages including arraignment, detention, and pretrial motions. Students will draft several documents related to these stages and write and argue one substantive pretrial suppression motion.<strong>Students may not receive credit for both this course and Pretrial Criminal Litigation.</strong>

Enrollment is limited: 14   Elective Course   Meets Skills Menu Requirement   Meets Civil Litigation Concentration Requirements