Dear Students,

For your first assignment, please read:

History and Overview of the Regulation of the Legal Profession
• ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct – Preamble and Scope (Skim)
• ABA Criminal Justice Standards for the Defense Function – 4-1.1 (Skim)
• ABA Criminal Justice Standards for the Prosecution Function – 3-1.1 (Skim)
• Freedman and Smith, Chapter 1 (Skim)

The Role of the Prosecutor
• Cassidy and Valdez, Chapter 1
• Joy and McMunigal, Chapter 1, 2, 3, pp. 1 – 25
• ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 3.8
• ABA Criminal Justice Standards for the Prosecution Function 3-1.2, 3-1.3

(Skim: Read in sufficient depth to understand the material, but no need to take extensive notes.)

Looking forward to a great semester!

Prof. Chien

COURSE MATERIALS
Monroe H. Freedman & Abbe Smith, Understanding Lawyers’ Ethics, 5th Edition (or the 6th Edition)

R. Michael Cassidy & Suzanne Valdez, Prosecutorial Ethics, 3rd Edition

Peter A. Joy & Kevin C. McMunigal, Do No Wrong: Ethics for Prosecutors and Defenders, 1st Edition

ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (available online)

ABA Criminal Justice Standards (available online)