Professor Lawton teaches criminal law and procedure, trial advocacy and a Church,
State and the Constitution seminar. 

Twice named Professor of the Year at Appalachian School of Law, she brings extensive
trial and appellate criminal experience. Following a clerkship with the Hon. Thomas A.
Flannery of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, she prosecuted criminal
cases as an assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C. 

She holds a J.D., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A., cum
laude, from Duke University.

Articles

OpenURL

The Road to Whren and Beyond: Does the 'Would Have' Test Work, DePaul Law Review (2008)
 

Contributions to Books

Link

Criminal Procedure Articles (a total of six), Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties (2006)
 

Opinions

PDF

United States of America v. Robert Jared Smith, a/k/a J-Dog, Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Charleston. Joseph r. Goodwin, Chief District Judge. (2008)