Profile

Biography:
B.A., LL.B., University of South Dakota
S.J.D., University of Michigan

Professor Lewin was in private practice and served as an assistant U.S. attorney before entering law teaching. He served as a consultant to the Michigan Department of Mental Hygiene, the Syracuse Department of Police, the U.S. Courts for the Northern District of New York (as reporter to the Speedy Trial Act Planning Group), and the legislative commission on the proposed New York Code of Evidence. He was interim dean of the College of Law and visiting clinical professor of law at the New York School of Psychiatry. He co-wrote two books and writes many articles on mental health, criminal law, and administering criminal justice. In 1984 he received the first Richard S. Jacobson Award for Distinguished Trial Advocacy Teaching by the Roscoe Pound American Trial Lawyers Association. He has also received the Chancellor's Citation for Academic Excellence. Professor Lewin teaches courses in law and psychiatry, evidence, constitutional criminal procedure, trial practice, law firm, and street law.

Courses:

LAW 718:Evidence LAW 754:Trial Practice

McGee V. Dallas County School Board Wise V. Sassy's Inc     New York Evidence Law Lone Star v. Baron

Publications:

Articles:

Criminal Procedure (1988 Survey of New York Law), 40 SYRACUSE L.
REV. 245 (1989). (Co-author: Gary T. Kelder)

Courtroom Communication Strategies, 22 TRIAL 833 (1986) (book reviews).

Evidence (1985 Survey of New York Law), 37 SYRACUSE L. REV. 475 (1986).

Criminal Law and Procedure (1984 Survey of New York Law), 36
SYRACUSE L. REV. 173 (1985).

Unchanged Misconduct Evidence, 20 TRIAL. 84 (1984) (book review).

The Insanity Defense and Criminal Law (1983 Survey of New York
Law), 35 SYRACUSE L. REV. 239 (1984).

Exclusionary Rule (1983 Survey of New York Law), 35 SYRACUSE L.
REV. 245 (1984).

Search and Seizure (1983 Survey of New York Law), 35 SYRACUSE L. REV. 
247 (1984).

Confessions (1983 Survey of New York Law), 35 SYRACUSE L. REV. 267
(1984).

Double Jeopardy (1983 Survey of New York Law), 35 SYRACUSE L. 
REV. 273 (1984).

Revocation of Probation (1983 Survey of New York Law), 35 SYRACUSE 
L. REV. 275 (1984).

Right to Counsel (1983 Survey of New York Law), 35 SYRACUSE L.
REV. 276 (1984).

Trials (1983 Survey of New York Law), 35 SYRACUSE L. REV. 277
(1984).

Criminal Procedure (1982 Survey of New York Law), 35 SYRACUSE L. 
REV. 173 (1983).

Article VI of the New York Proposed Code of Evidence, 47 BROOK. L. 
REV. 1303 (1981).

Criminal Law and Procedure (1980 Survey of New York Law), 32
SYRACUSE L. REV. 223 (1981).

Criminal Law and Procedure (1979 Survey of New York Law), 31
SYRACUSE L. REV. 189 (1980).


Books: 

THE AGED AND THE NEED FOR SURROGATE MANAGEMENT (1972).
(Co-author : George J. Alexander)

PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION IN CRIMINAL CASES, REPORT TO MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (1967). (Co-authors: John P. Acher,
Rafael Guzman)