Clinical Programs
Death Penalty
During this yearlong clinic, students study the complexities of this increasingly controversial form of punishment. They work on trial and post-conviction capital cases and examine the impact of capital punishment on society. The clinic has an active practice because professors represent clients in several capital cases. Second- and third-year law students have the opportunity to work on discrete aspects of these cases. Their legal work includes locating and interviewing witnesses, uncovering legal records, writing motions, and handling other critical components of these cases. In 2003, clinic students helped prepare court documents for a death row inmate's appeal and clemency hearings that ultimately led to his pardon by then Illinois Governor George Ryan.
Contact
Andrea D. LyonAssociate Dean for Clinical Programs;
Clinical Professor of Law;
Director, Center for Justice in Capital Cases;
Supervisor, Death Penalty Legal Clinic
Mary Bandstra
Clinic Coordinator
312-362-5837
mbandstr@depaul.edu
