ohio 3Ls now able to try felonies.

[cynthia]

In what The Am Law Daily describes as a "growing consensus that third-year law students are ready to handle criminal felony matters," this week Ohio became the first state to allow 3Ls to try more than just misdemeanors.

The move came after a long lobby of the state by the Indigent Defense Clinic at the Ohio Justice & Policy Center.

"The clinic has long argued that the students are ready and that overburdened public defenders and prosecutors need the help--especially during a deep recession. The Ohio Supreme Court changed the rule over the weekend, leaving just eight states, including New York, in the dwindling minority that limit student involvement to misdemeanors."

Students, who will be required to be affiliated with a local non-profit or clinic in order to handle cases, are "chomping at the bit" to work on felonies and gain more experience, according to Janet Moore, a senior staff attorney at the Center. 

With Ohio's switch, only eight states remain that do not allow law students to handle felonies.

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