School of Law - Criminal Law

Criminal Law

School of Law professor publishes novel filled with suspense and intrigue

Scott Sundby's new novel, Wordsworth in Bogotá, marks a departure from his prolific academic body of work focusing on issues surrounding the death penalty.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2025/01/professor-publishes-novel-filled-with-suspense.html


Criminal Law

Professor Scott Sundby discusses a death penalty case on the Explainer podcast

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments in an Oklahoma death penalty case where the state’s attorney asked for a new trial, and the state’s highest court rejected the argument.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/11/scott-sundby-discusses-death-penalty-case-on-the-explainer-podcast.html




Criminal Law

Summer interns in criminal law spread throughout the country

Law students are gaining real-world experience in criminal defense, prosecution, and advocacy.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/08/summer-interns-in-criminal-law-spread-throughout-the-country.html




Criminal Law

Miami Law Alumna Comes Full Circle to Find Her Dream Job

Gretchen Cothron, who was the Innocence Clinic’s first fellow, is joining the Innocence Project of Florida as a staff attorney.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/04/miami-law-alumna-lands-dream-job.html


Criminal Law

Professor Scott Sundby on Charging Parents for Crimes of the Child on Explainer Podcast

Criminal Law expert Professor Sundby looks at what’s behind the case of the parents who are being tried for manslaughter for a school shooting committed by their son.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/02/scott-sundby-on-charging-parents-for-crimes-of-the-child.html


Criminal Law

Miami Law's Innocence Clinic Hosts "The True Cost of False Accusations"

The Innocence Clinic is dedicated to identifying and correcting wrongful convictions and is committed to exonerating innocent individuals and combating injustice.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/11/innocence-clinic-hosts-true-cost-of-false-accusations.html


Criminal Law

Professor Tamara Lave Discusses President Trump’s Legal Woes on the Explainer Podcast

In Season 11, Episode 2, criminal law expert Professor Lave unpacks the known and the unknown of the former president’s indictments.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/09/tamara-lave-discusses-president-trumps-legal-woes.html


Criminal Law

Innocence Clinic Team Wins CLEA Outstanding Clinical Team Award

Two law students score the coveted clinical prize for work on a complicated criminal case.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/07/innocence-clinic-team-wins-clea-award.html


Criminal Law

Miami Law Innocence Clinic Announces the Jonathan Richter Never Give Up Award

Ashley Garcia and Myles Crandall, the 2023 inaugural recipients of the experiential learning award, exemplify grit and determination against long odds.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/05/innocence-clinic-announces-award.html


Criminal Law

Two Marquee Events Next Week at Miami Law

The attorney who led the fight to return a Black beach resort to the descendants of the original owners in landmark reparations case speaks at Miami Law. An exoneree, now a successful defense attorney, shares his experience navigating the legal system following a wrongful conviction at age 17.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/02/two-marquee-events-at-miami-law.html


Criminal Law

Miami Law Innocence Clinic Celebrates One Year Since Dustin Duty’s Exoneration

Wrongfully convicted of armed robbery in a court of law eight years ago, Dustin Duty is now a free man, thanks to the efforts of the University of Miami School of Law’s Innocence Clinic.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/01/innocence-clinic-celebrates-one-year-since-exoneration.html