Teaching
Professor at the William S. Boyd School of Law
Eve Hanan teaches at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law. Previously, she taught as a clinical fellow at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Are you a UNLV Boyd Law student curious about working as a public defender? I share information about events and publications as well as internships, externships, and job opportunities in public defense in the PublicDefenseCurious Google Group. Please consider joining, email me at eve.hanan@unlv.edu or publicdefensecurious-group@unlv.edu
For recommendation letters, please email me at eve.hanan@unlv.edu
Courses
Criminal Law
This required course covers the elements of crimes and defenses and the principles of sentencing.
Criminal Procedure I – Investigation
This is a constitutional law course that covers the limits on law enforcement conduct under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments–probable cause, warrants, the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures and the right against self-incrimination.
Criminal Procedure II – Adjudication
This course covers the constitutional rights of the accused in criminal court. We follow the life of a case from the first court appearance through the guilty plea or the jury trial to acquittal or conviction, as well as post-conviction sentencing, appeals, and habeas corpus.
Evidence
This course covers the rules and principles that apply to the admissibility of oral, documentary, and physical evidence in civil and criminal trials.
The Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel and the Role of the Public Defender
This course covers the nature and scope of the right to counsel, the right to effective assistance of counsel, as well as the standards and circumstances that shape the current practice of public defense.
Public Defender Residency (Experiential)
Note that the former Misdemeanor Clinic is now the Defender Clinic. This in-house criminal defense clinic will be offered in the near future. Stay tuned!
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