Education:
J.D., University of California A.B., Stanford University
Teaching and Scholarship:
Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Race Relations and the Law, Police Brutality, Race and the Criminal Process and Law and Cultural Studies.
Professional Activities:
University of Florida: Joined College of Law faculty in 1990 as Assistant Professor; Advisor to Black Law Student Association (1990-2002), Advisor to Trial Team (1990-94, 1999-2002). Named Associate Professor (1993-95), Professor of Law (1995-present), Teacher of the Year (1996), Professor of the Year (1998) and Associate Dean (1999-2000).
Visiting Faculty: Makerere University Faculty of Law (1997, Kampala, Uganda); Washington and Lee University School of Law (1998).
Legal Practice: Deputy Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender (San Francisco, Calif., 1985-86), Staff Attorney, Southern Africa Project, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Washington, D.C., 1986-87), Staff Attorney, Public Defender Service (Washington, D.C., 1987-90).
Professional Affiliations: Board of Directors, Florida Institutional Legal Services, Inc.; Gainesville Area ACLU Legal Panel; Association of American Law Schools, Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Law Teachers; Cooperating Attorney, NAACP Legal Defense Fund; American Bar Association; ABA Criminal Justice Section, Race and Racism in the Criminal Justice System Committee co-chair and Rules of Criminal Procedure and Evidence Committee; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Executive Committee, National Association for Public Interest Law; Bar of the District of Columbia; State Bar of California.