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The Pathological Politics Of Criminal Law, William J. Stuntz
The Pathological Politics Of Criminal Law, William J. Stuntz
Michigan Law Review
Substantive criminal law defines the conduct that the state punishes. Or does it? If the answer is yes, it should be possible, by reading criminal codes (perhaps with a few case annotations thrown in), to tell what conduct will land you in prison. Most discussions of criminal law, whether in law reviews, law school classrooms, or the popular press, proceed on the premise that the answer is yes. Law reform movements regularly seek to broaden or narrow the scope of some set of criminal liability rules, always on the assumption that by doing so they will broaden or narrow the …
Prosecutorial Ethics: Private Decision Making In The Very Public Practice Of Law, Charles E. Maclean
Prosecutorial Ethics: Private Decision Making In The Very Public Practice Of Law, Charles E. Maclean
Charles E. MacLean
No abstract provided.
Economic Hardship As Coercion Under The Protocol On International Trafficking In Persons By Organized Crime Elements, Linda A. Malone
Economic Hardship As Coercion Under The Protocol On International Trafficking In Persons By Organized Crime Elements, Linda A. Malone
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Violence And The Truth, Joseph L. Hoffmann
Violence And The Truth, Joseph L. Hoffmann
Indiana Law Journal
Harry Pratter Professorship Lecture, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana
The Passions Of Battered Women: Cognitive Links Between Passion, Empathy, And Power, Mary Becker
The Passions Of Battered Women: Cognitive Links Between Passion, Empathy, And Power, Mary Becker
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Section 5: Criminal Law And Procedure, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School
Section 5: Criminal Law And Procedure, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School
Supreme Court Preview
No abstract provided.
Terrorism And Remorse: Psychology And The Death Penalty, Ibpp Editor
Terrorism And Remorse: Psychology And The Death Penalty, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article provides commentary on the forensic psychological task to develop information bearing on penalties for convicted terrorists.
Whose News About Justice? [Review Essay], Mark Findlay
Whose News About Justice? [Review Essay], Mark Findlay
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
Review of two books: Whose News About Justice? Nicholas Cowdery (2001), Getting Justice Wrong, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, ISBN 1865083224 & Jock Collins, Greg Noble, Scott Poynting & Paul Tabar (2001), Kebabs, Kids, Cops and Crime, Pluto Press, Sydney, ISBN 1864031131.
Apprendi V. New Jersey: Should Any Factual Determination Authorizing An Increase In A Criminal Defendant's Sentence Be Proven To A Jury Beyond A Reasonable Doubt, Jason Ferguson
Mercer Law Review
In Apprendi v. New Jersey, the United States Supreme Court held, with the exception of the fact of prior criminal convictions, that any factual determination that authorizes an increased sentence beyond the statutory maximum must be proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
The Ex Ante Function Of The Criminal Law, Paul H. Robinson, John M. Darley, Kevin M. Carlsmith
The Ex Ante Function Of The Criminal Law, Paul H. Robinson, John M. Darley, Kevin M. Carlsmith
All Faculty Scholarship
Criminal legal codes draw clear lines between permissible and illegal conduct, and the criminal justice system counts on people knowing these lines and governing their conduct accordingly. This is the "ex ante" function of the law; lines are drawn, and because citizens fear punishments or believe in the moral validity of the legal codes they do not cross these lines. But do people in fact know the lines that legal codes draw? The fact that several states have adopted laws that deviate from other state laws enables a field experiment to address this question. Residents (N = 203) of states …
Trends. A Peculiar Defense Logic: Why Terrorists Should Be Incarcerated Or Killed Without Trial, Ibpp Editor
Trends. A Peculiar Defense Logic: Why Terrorists Should Be Incarcerated Or Killed Without Trial, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The IBPP editor discusses the logic/rationale behind the idea that convicted terrorists facing the death penalty should neither convicted nor face said penalty given that the soldiers are (or consider themselves to be) soldiers in a war.
Quiet Rebellion? Explaining Nearly A Decade Of Declining Federal Drug Sentences, Frank O. Bowman Iii, Michael Heise
Quiet Rebellion? Explaining Nearly A Decade Of Declining Federal Drug Sentences, Frank O. Bowman Iii, Michael Heise
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
This is the first of two articles, the second of which will appear in January 2002 edition of the Iowa Law Review, in which we seek an explanation for the little-noticed and hitherto unexamined fact that the average length of prison sentences imposed in federal court for narcotics violations has been declining steadily since 1991-92.
According to figures maintained by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, in the eight years between 1991 and 1999, the average federal drug sentence decreased from 95.7 months to 75.2 months, a drop of 22%, or nearly two years, per defendant. United States …
Essential Elements, Nancy J. King, Susan R. Klein
Essential Elements, Nancy J. King, Susan R. Klein
Vanderbilt Law Review
For well over a century the United States Supreme Court has debated who has final authority to define what is a "crime" for purposes of applying the procedural protections guaranteed by the Constitution in criminal cases. After numerous shifts back and forth from judicial to legislative supremacy,' the Court has settled upon a multi-factor analysis for policing the criminal-civil divide, an analysis that permits courts to override legislative intent to define an action as civil in the rare case where the action waddles and quacks like a crime. This tug-of-war over the finality of legislative labels in defining crime and …
Science Gone Astray: Evolution And Rape, Elisabeth A. Lloyd
Science Gone Astray: Evolution And Rape, Elisabeth A. Lloyd
Michigan Law Review
Throughout A Natural History of Rape, coauthors Randy Thomhill and Craig Palmer resort to what is known among philosophers of science as "The Galileo Defense," which amounts to the following claim: I am telling the Truth and doing excellent science, but because of ideology and ignorance, I am being persecuted. The authors have repeated and elaborated upon this defense during the si:lable media flurry accompanying the book's publication in February 2000. Now, history has accepted this defense from Galileo. But in order for it to work for Thornhill and Palmer, of course, they must be telling the Truth and doing …
"Whodunit" Versus "What Was Done": When To Admit Character Evidence In Criminal Cases, Sherry F. Colb
"Whodunit" Versus "What Was Done": When To Admit Character Evidence In Criminal Cases, Sherry F. Colb
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
In virtually every jurisdiction in the United States, the law of evidence prohibits parties from offering proof of an individual's general character traits to suggest that, on a specific occasion, the individual behaved in a manner consistent with those traits. In a criminal trial in particular, the law prohibits a prosecutor's introduction of evidence about the defendant's character as proof of his guilt. In this Article, Professor Colb proposes that the exclusion of defendant character evidence is appropriate in one category of cases but inappropriate in another. In the first category, which Professor Colb calls "whodunit" cases, the parties agree …
Innocence Protection Act: Death Penalty Reform On The Horizon, Ronald Weich
Innocence Protection Act: Death Penalty Reform On The Horizon, Ronald Weich
All Faculty Scholarship
The criminal justice pendulum may be swinging back in the direction of fairness. The Innocence Protection Act of 2001, introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives earlier this year, promises meaningful reforms in the administration of capital punishment in the United States.
Unlike previous slabs at reform, the Innocence Protection Act (lPA) has a real chance to become law because it commands unusually broad bipartisan support. The Senate bill (S. 486) is sponsored by Democrat Pat Leahy of Vermont and Republican Gordon Smith of Oregon. The House bill (H.R. 912) is sponsored by Democrat Bill Delahunt of …
No-Merit Briefs Undermine The Adversary Process In Criminal Appeals, Randall L. Hodgkinson
No-Merit Briefs Undermine The Adversary Process In Criminal Appeals, Randall L. Hodgkinson
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
Appellate defense attorneys face a dilemma when faced with an appeal that has no obvious merit. No-merit briefs allow an attorney to forego an appeal when there is no apparent merit. In cases involving direct appeals from conviction, the cost of abandonment of the client far outweighs the benefits.
Make Way For The Aba: Smith V. Robbins Clears A Path For Anders Alternatives, James E. Duggan, Andrew W. Moeller
Make Way For The Aba: Smith V. Robbins Clears A Path For Anders Alternatives, James E. Duggan, Andrew W. Moeller
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
Indigents appealing criminal convictions are entitled to court-appointed counsel. The American Bar Association suggests a standard for providing the required representation. This standard is known as the Idaho Rule.
Criminal Law—Statutes Of Limitation On Sexual Assault Crimes: Has The Availability Of Dna Evidence Rendered Them Obsolete, Amy Dunn
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Disarming Canadians, And Arming Them With Tolerance: Banning Firearms And Minimum Sentences To Control Violent Crime--An Essay On An Apparent Contradiction, Helene Dumont
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
In an article published in French in 1997, the author offered reflections on feminism and criminal law that would allow for a better control of violent crime, without Parliament having to resort to excessively severe sentences. In this respect, she argued that there was no contradiction in supporting the radical ban of firearms in Canada, while opposing a minimum sentence of four years under the Firearms Act, which currently affects approximately ten serious Criminal Code offences. After setting out her position in favour of the "disarmament" of Canadians, the author argued that minimum sentences of four years were unconstitutional. Such …
Rethinking The Sentencing Regime For Murder, Isabel Grant
Rethinking The Sentencing Regime For Murder, Isabel Grant
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
This article reviews the current sentencing regime for the crime of murder in Canada with a view to identifying its shortcomings and suggesting possibilities for improvement. The article argues that the existing classification of murder into first- and second-degree, and the harsh periods of parole ineligibility attached to a murder conviction should both be abolished. The author argues for a compromise position, which would maintain the important distinction between manslaughter and murder and yet allow sufficient flexibility for trial judges to ensure that sentences for murder, as with other crimes, can be tailored to fit the crime.
A New Legal Realism For Criminal Procedure, Robert Weisberg
A New Legal Realism For Criminal Procedure, Robert Weisberg
Buffalo Law Review
Book review of Marc L. Miller & Ronald F. Wright's Criminal Procedure: Cases, Statutes, and Executive Materials
Ignorance Of The Law: Should It Excuse Violations Of Certain Federal Restrictions On The Possession Of Firearms?, Thomas L. Fowler
Ignorance Of The Law: Should It Excuse Violations Of Certain Federal Restrictions On The Possession Of Firearms?, Thomas L. Fowler
Campbell Law Review
Are thousands of North Carolinians violating federal criminal law every day without knowing it even though such violations may subject them to imprisonment for up to ten years and a fine of up to $250,000? Ignorance of the law is generally held not to excuse criminal conduct, but can such ignorance ever be so reasonable and predictable as to constitute a legitimate excuse? Are some laws so obscure, technical, counter-intuitive, or hard to discover that ignorance of the law will be a defense?
Quiet Rebellion? Explaining Nearly A Decade Of Declining Federal Drug Sentences With Michael Heise, Frank O. Bowman Iii, Michael Heise
Quiet Rebellion? Explaining Nearly A Decade Of Declining Federal Drug Sentences With Michael Heise, Frank O. Bowman Iii, Michael Heise
Faculty Publications
The Article begins with an examination of three primarily empirical questions. First, is the trend real? In other words, is the apparent decrease in federal drug sentences merely a species of statistical hiccup, a random fluctuation that could move easily and rapidly in the other direction? Or is the decline in average drug sentences large enough, and the trend prolonged enough, that we can safely conclude that something meaningful is occurring?
School Violence: The Call For A Critical Theory Of Juvenile Justice, Karen L. Michaelis
School Violence: The Call For A Critical Theory Of Juvenile Justice, Karen L. Michaelis
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Female Gangs: A Focus On Research, Us Department Of Justice
Female Gangs: A Focus On Research, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
No abstract provided.
Keeping Children Safe: Ojjdp's Child Protection Division, Us Department Of Justice
Keeping Children Safe: Ojjdp's Child Protection Division, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
No abstract provided.
Choosing And Using Child Victimization Questionnaires, Us Department Of Justice
Choosing And Using Child Victimization Questionnaires, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
No abstract provided.
Anticipating Space Needs In Juvenile Detention And Correctional Facilities, Us Department Of Justice
Anticipating Space Needs In Juvenile Detention And Correctional Facilities, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
No abstract provided.
Punishing Dangerousness: Cloaking Preventive Detention As Criminal Justice, Paul H. Robinson
Punishing Dangerousness: Cloaking Preventive Detention As Criminal Justice, Paul H. Robinson
All Faculty Scholarship
Laypersons have traditionally thought of the criminal justice system as being in the business of doing justice: punishing offenders for the crimes they commit. Yet during the past several decades, the justice system's focus has shifted from punishing past crimes to preventing future violations through the incarceration and control of dangerous offenders. Habitual-offender statutes, such as "three strikes" laws, authorize life sentences for repeat offenders. Jurisdictional reforms have decreased the age at which juveniles may be tried as adults. Gang membership and recruitment are now punished. "Megan's Law" statutes require community notification of convicted sex offenders. "Sexual predator" statutes provide …