Professor Rodney J. Uphoff received a special recognition award at The University of the Western Cape’s Annual Research and Recognition Awards, held virtually this year on October 2. His recognition is at the 41:50 mark in the video. The special recognition award is conferred to an individual who has made valuable contribution to research growth and progress of UWC over…
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Students participate in South Africa summer course via Zoom
Since 2004, Professor Rodney Uphoff has taken a group of MU law students to the University of Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa for a summer program comparing the criminal justice system in South Africa with that in the U.S. However, the coronavirus outbreak kept Prof. Uphoff and students from travelling to South Africa. Instead they took part in a…
Professor Uphoff honored with 2020 Midwest Innocence Project’s Justice For The Innocent Award
Professor Rodney Uphoff has been selected for the 2020 Midwest Innocence Project’s Justice For The Innocent Award. The award is presented to individuals in recognition of their exemplary advocacy and work on behalf of those who had been wrongfully convicted in the US. Rodney J. Uphoff is the first Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law at MU, where…
New grant gives boost to MU School of Law Innocence Clinic
The grant totaling nearly $500,000, from the U.S. Department of Justice will help MU law students and the Midwest Innocence Project review a backlog of cases of possible innocence involving Missourians Contact: Sara Diedrich 573-882-3243 diedrichs@missouri.edu COLUMBIA, Mo. – For more than 10 years, students at the University of Missouri School of Law have been working with the Midwest Innocence…
Professor Uphoff teaches at Harvard workshop
Professor Rodney J. Uphoff recently taught at Harvard Law School in its Trial Advocacy Workshop course. The workshop brings in experienced trial lawyers and judges to evaluate and critique the students. Content covers trial analysis, skills and techniques over a three-week period. Professor Uphoff was selected to do an evening demonstration that involved cross-examination of an expert…
Exonerated: Justice, justice shall you pursue
On April 28, an audience of more than 150 people heard the compelling stories of two Midwest Innocence Project clients, Rodney Lincoln and Lamont McIntyre and their long fight for freedom. Combined Lincoln and McIntyre spent 59 years in prison for crimes they never committed. Lincoln and McIntyre told their stories as part of an event by the Jewish Federation…
Professor Uphoff Appointed as an Extraordinary Professor by the University of the Western Cape
The Department of Criminal Justice and Procedure at the University of the Western Cape appointed Professor Rod Uphoff as an Extraordinary Professor for a three-year term. UWC values the important contributions made by extraordinary professors to the life of the university. This designation acknowledges academic experience and expertise. The professor is expected to contribute to the academic program through research,…