MVV87K American Jury Trials

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Brian E. Hosticka (lecturer), doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Kolečková
Timetable
Mon 17. 10. 13:30–15:00 208, Tue 18. 10. 18:15–19:45 025, Wed 19. 10. 18:15–19:45 302, Thu 20. 10. 18:15–19:45 133, Fri 21. 10. 8:00–9:30 302, 9:35–11:05 302
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This class is an introduction to American jury trials. The class will be focused on a felony criminal case.
Syllabus
  • Students will be asked to develop a defense for the accused against charges of felonious assault and attempted murder. During the classes they will be introduced to actual criminal case which they will work on, exploring the ways of processing a case, using direct examination and cross examination.
Literature
  • Study materials (a police report) will be presented before and during the classes.
Teaching methods
Students shall submit written voire dire questions, opening statements and outlines of direct and cross examinations. Each student shall have the chance to perform one or more of these parts of a jury trial in class. Class discussion, case study.
Assessment methods
All students shall present a closing argument in class as a final exam. Grading will be based on classroom performance and quality of written assignments according to the chosen percentage. There will be a possibility for and individual agreement (meeting) on Monday 24 October for students who were not successfull with the first take of the exam.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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