University of South Dakota School of Law Faculty The University of South Dakota School of Law 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD 57069 Phone: (605) 677-5361 Room: 203 Email Publications 2008 Belbas-Larson          Award Winner Chris Hutton Professor of Law Chris Hutton teaches Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence and Advanced Criminal Procedure at The University of South Dakota School of Law.  She publishes the South Dakota Criminal Law and Procedure Review annually and edits the treatise, South Dakota Evidence by John Larson. Professor Hutton’s publications include commentary on the death penalty, evidence issues in criminal trials, retroactivity, and standards of review. She provides annual training for the state judges of the Unified Judicial System, has testified before the South Dakota Criminal Code Revision Commission, and has also spoken about search and seizure and federal sentencing. The Innocence Project of South Dakota is based at USD School of Law.  Professor Hutton supervises law students who volunteer to investigate claims of innocence raised by inmates in the South Dakota State Penitentiary.  Approximately forty students are involved in IPSD, which requires review of trial records, interviews with inmates and counsel, and evaluation of evidence used to obtain the conviction.  Volunteer attorneys and IPSD’s student officers are instrumental in the success of the project. Professor Hutton is engaged in additional service work, including membership on the ABA Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law, the State Bar Committee for the Active Participation of Women in the Bar, and the Board of Bar Commissioners for the South Dakota Bar (2004-07).  She serves as faculty advisor to USD Law’s Women in Law.  Professor Hutton has maintained her interest in providing legal services for low income people by participating as a board member for Access to Justice (a partnership of the State Bar and legal services programs to increase access to legal services for low income people) and Dakota Plains Legal Services.  She has been a commentator for newspaper, radio and TV on issues of interest in Criminal Law, including the death penalty and other high-profile criminal cases. A.B., St. Joseph's College J.D., Washburn University LL.M., Harvard University Bar Member: South Dakota, Kansas Courses: Criminal Law   Criminal Procedure   Advanced Criminal Procedure   Evidence