LAW 7096 - Villanova Sentencing Workshop

Institution:

Villanova University

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Description: The Villanova Sentencing Workshop brings together students, sitting judges, criminal law practitioners, and others for two sessions during the Spring Semester to discuss sentencing policy through the lens of pre-screened, real cases. The heart of the workshop is student-judge interaction, and discussion of real cases during two intensive weekend sessions. Specifically, the workshop will include two sessions, each beginning on a Thursday evening and ending mid-day on Saturday. The workshop participants will include approximately twelve students, eight trial judges, a prosecutor and a defense attorney, and other professionals. Each of the workshop sessions will resolve around actual cases submitted by the judges. Before each workshop session, the participants will review voluminous information on each case (often including source materials such as police reports and court transcripts), determine an appropriate sentence, and prepare a very brief sentencing memorandum explaining his or her sentencing decision. This sentencing information will be distributed to the other workshop participants in order to facilitate discussion of the cases. Most of the sessions will be devoted to discussing the cases and learning about the factors that go into the sentencing decision. Meals (at which attendance is mandatory) are included during the workshop. In addition, the students will meet as a group with the instructor (without the judges and others) in regularly scheduled, weekly, seminar-type sessions and perhaps additional special Pennsylvania sentencing guideline training sessions. There may be the need for individual student instructor meetings during the semester. Students will be evaluated on the basis of preparation and participation (particularly in the workshop sessions). This course does not satisfy any of the legal writing requirements. There will be no exam. To facilitate planning, students may not drop the course once registered. Given the special nature of this course, attendance at each of the workshop sessions is essential and mandatory. Few excuses will qualify as excused absences, and unexcused absences may result in the reduction of up to one full letter grade per day (or part thereof) missed, or denial of credit for the workshop. 2.00credit(s) Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Law School

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.villanova.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 519-4500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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