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The Prosecutor In The Mirror: Conviction Integrity Units And Brady Claims, Lissa Griffin, Daisy Mason Oct 2022

The Prosecutor In The Mirror: Conviction Integrity Units And Brady Claims, Lissa Griffin, Daisy Mason

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

In Brady v. Maryland, the Supreme Court held that a prosecutor has a due process obligation to disclose exculpatory evidence that is material to guilt or punishment. The failure to fulfill this duty is particularly insidious because it bears directly on both whether an innocent defendant may have been convicted as well as on whether the adjudicatory process was fair. The failure to disclose exculpatory evidence has been characterized as “epidemic” and has been documented to have made a major, outsized contribution in cases that resulted in exonerations. It is not surprising, then, that conviction integrity units in prosecutor’s …


Ramos, Race, And Juror Unanimity In Capital Sentencing, Jennifer Eisenberg Oct 2022

Ramos, Race, And Juror Unanimity In Capital Sentencing, Jennifer Eisenberg

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

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Social Media And The Stored Communications Act: Translating The Statutory Bar On Disclosure Of Private Communications From Civil To Criminal Discovery, Michelle Korol Jul 2022

Social Media And The Stored Communications Act: Translating The Statutory Bar On Disclosure Of Private Communications From Civil To Criminal Discovery, Michelle Korol

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

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Prosecutors, Parole, And Evidence: Why Excluding Prosecutors From Parole Hearings Will Improve California's Parole Process, E. A. Murcia May 2022

Prosecutors, Parole, And Evidence: Why Excluding Prosecutors From Parole Hearings Will Improve California's Parole Process, E. A. Murcia

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.


Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel In Dna Cases: A Re-Appraisal Of The Effectiveness Of Strickland V. Washington Judges, Albert E. Scherr May 2022

Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel In Dna Cases: A Re-Appraisal Of The Effectiveness Of Strickland V. Washington Judges, Albert E. Scherr

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

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California's Foster Youth Bill Of Rights As A Roadmap For Expanding Rights Of Lgbtq2s+ Foster Youth In America: A Fifty-State Survey, Thomas Barrymore Murtland Feb 2022

California's Foster Youth Bill Of Rights As A Roadmap For Expanding Rights Of Lgbtq2s+ Foster Youth In America: A Fifty-State Survey, Thomas Barrymore Murtland

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

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Ab 32 Is A Ban: California Takes The Right Approach But Must Still Take Further Action Against For-Profit Corporations In Our Prison System, Jonathan Barrera Feb 2022

Ab 32 Is A Ban: California Takes The Right Approach But Must Still Take Further Action Against For-Profit Corporations In Our Prison System, Jonathan Barrera

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.