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| | Criminal Justice Institute at Harvard Law School |
 | | This course seeks to examine the nature, functions, dynamics, and ethics of such tasks as interviewing, investigation, examination and cross-examination of witnesses, argument, and other aspects of criminal defense advocacy, both in and out of the courtroom. |
 | | The course also examines the theory and practice of defense advocacy for minors accused of delinquency, focusing on the constitutional framework of the juvenile justice system. |
 | | Student attorneys engage in every stage of client representation from arraignment through trial, including client interviewing, factual and legal investigation, motions practice, developing case theories, and preparing and conducting witness examinations and argument. |
| www.law.harvard.edu /academics/clinical/cji/programs.htm (491 words) |
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