Amy Sweasy ’95

Degrees

  • University of Minnesota, B.A.
  • University of Minnesota, J.D.

Amy Sweasy is a 1995 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and a 1990 graduate of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. She was a prosecutor in the Hennepin County Attorney's Office for 28 years, most recently serving as a Principal Attorney leading the office's Complex Prosecution Unit which handled legally and/or factually complicated felony prosecutions and targeted prosecution resources to crimes requiring specialized expertise and significant attention. She has tried over 100 felony jury trials from theft to first-degree murder and has specialized in elder abuse, child abuse, violent crime, and police use-of-force cases. She has taught Trial Practice at area law schools for 15 years, and since 2020 at the U of M. She currently teaches Evidence, Evidence Drafting, and Trial Practice at the Law School, and also teaches an undergraduate Honors Seminar titled Understanding Police Use of Force.

Trial Practice


Evidence


Criminal Procedure: Adjudication


Criminal Procedure: Investigation


Professional Responsibility - Criminal Law Ethics


Courtroom Evidence Practice