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The Criminal Defense Clinic has operated out of the Tuscaloosa Public Defender’s Office for over two decades; prior to that, law students worked in the Public Defender’s and District Attorney’s Offices as externs. Professor Joe Morrison directs this clinic, which represents indigent defendants in misdemeanor and felony criminal matters in Tuscaloosa County’s municipal, district, and circuit courts. Students handle preliminary hearings, motions, pleas, and bench and jury trials in almost 200 cases each year. For Law Students
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Students represent indigent defendants in misdemeanor and felony criminal matters through the Tuscaloosa County Public Defender’s Office in the county courthouse in downtown Tuscaloosa. Students handle preliminary hearings, motions, and bench and jury trials.
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Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 870392, Tuscaloosa 35487-0392
Physical Address:
The University of Alabama School of Law, 101 Paul Bryant Drive, Tuscaloosa 35401
Phone number:
(205) 345-8200