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Section 1983 Litigation, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 1995

Section 1983 Litigation, Martin A. Schwartz

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Rodney King And The Decriminalization Of Police Brutality In America: Direct And Judicial Access To The Grand Jury As Remedies For Victims Of Police Brutality When The Prosecutor Declines To Prosecute, Peter L. Davis Jan 1994

Rodney King And The Decriminalization Of Police Brutality In America: Direct And Judicial Access To The Grand Jury As Remedies For Victims Of Police Brutality When The Prosecutor Declines To Prosecute, Peter L. Davis

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This Article begins with the premise that, despite political rhetoric and occasional prosecutions to the contrary, police brutality has been effectively decriminalized in this country. The Article adopts the Rodney King case as the paradigm for examining this phenomenon. Scrutinizing the culture and semantics of police brutality, the author concludes that a double standard of criminality exists in the United States, under which different rules apply to a police than to everyone else. This double standard is socially dysfunctional. Particularly among minorities, it leads to a sense of cynicism about our legal system that can result in civil disorder when …


Are Spread Out Cities Really Safer? (Or, Is Atlanta Safer Than New York?), Michael Lewyn Jan 1993

Are Spread Out Cities Really Safer? (Or, Is Atlanta Safer Than New York?), Michael Lewyn

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The Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Be Compelled To Render The Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel, Richard Klein Jan 1993

The Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Be Compelled To Render The Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel, Richard Klein

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The Admissibility Of Hypnotically Enhanced Testimony In Criminal Trials, Gary Shaw Oct 1991

The Admissibility Of Hypnotically Enhanced Testimony In Criminal Trials, Gary Shaw

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The Crime Victim’S "Right" To A Criminal Prosecution: A Proposed Model Statute For The Governance Of Private Criminal Prosecution, Peter L. Davis Jan 1989

The Crime Victim’S "Right" To A Criminal Prosecution: A Proposed Model Statute For The Governance Of Private Criminal Prosecution, Peter L. Davis

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The thesis of this article is that the public prosecutor should to have a monopoly on criminal prosecutions; some supplementary system of private criminal prosecution should be available. Two such systems, or models, currently exist in New York. The first model, available statewide, theoretically allows a complainant to initiate a non-felony criminal prosecution without any screening by a prosecutor or judge. This system is unwise, unworkable and illusory because it obscures the exercise of judicial discretion and focuses the court’s attention on the wrong issues, usually precluding the crime victim’s complaint. The second model, limited by statute to New York …


The Relationship Of The Court And Defense Counsel: The Impact On Competent Representation And Proposals For Reform, Richard Klein Jan 1988

The Relationship Of The Court And Defense Counsel: The Impact On Competent Representation And Proposals For Reform, Richard Klein

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This Article examines the impact of the trial court upon the quality of legal assistance provided the indigent criminal defendant. The court, when confronted with public defenders so overburdened with cases that they have not had the time to adequately prepare, all too often exacerbates the situation by refusing to permit counsel additional time for investigation and preparation. The trial judge may be affected by administrative pressures to dispose of cases, move the calendar, and get pleas. The defender's overload is therefore compounded by the court's overload, and the situation results in the sacrifice of the indigent defendant's right to …


The Preiser Puzzle: Continued Frustrating Conflict Between The Civil Rights And Habeas Corpus Remedies For State Prisoners, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 1988

The Preiser Puzzle: Continued Frustrating Conflict Between The Civil Rights And Habeas Corpus Remedies For State Prisoners, Martin A. Schwartz

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Introduction: International Criminal Law – Lessons From Teaching Strategies, Daniel H. Derby Jan 1988

Introduction: International Criminal Law – Lessons From Teaching Strategies, Daniel H. Derby

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Legal Malpractice, Professional Discipline, And Representation Of The Indigent Defendant, Richard Klein Jan 1988

Legal Malpractice, Professional Discipline, And Representation Of The Indigent Defendant, Richard Klein

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The Emperor Gideon Has No Clothes: The Empty Promise Of The Constitutional Right Of Effective Assistance Of Counsel, Richard Klein Jan 1986

The Emperor Gideon Has No Clothes: The Empty Promise Of The Constitutional Right Of Effective Assistance Of Counsel, Richard Klein

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Final Report On The Establishment Of An International Criminal Court For The Implementation Of The Apartheid Convention And Other Relevant International Instruments, Daniel H. Derby, M. Cherif Bassiouni Jan 1981

Final Report On The Establishment Of An International Criminal Court For The Implementation Of The Apartheid Convention And Other Relevant International Instruments, Daniel H. Derby, M. Cherif Bassiouni

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An Analysis Of State Pretrial Diversion Statutes, Peter Zablotsky Jan 1979

An Analysis Of State Pretrial Diversion Statutes, Peter Zablotsky

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