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Casenotes: Constitutional Criminal Law — Sentencing — Mandatory Sentencing Statute Requiring Life Imprisonment Without Parole For Habitual Offenders Of Violent Crimes Satisfies The Eighth Amendment's Proportionality Principle When Applied To A Fourth Conviction Of Daytime Housebreaking. State V. Davis, 310 Md. 611, 530 A.2d 1223 (1987), Thomas Patrick Ott
University of Baltimore Law Review
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When Constitutions Collide: A Study In Federalism In The Criminal Law Context, Michael R. Braudes
When Constitutions Collide: A Study In Federalism In The Criminal Law Context, Michael R. Braudes
University of Baltimore Law Review
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The Doctrine Of Inevitable Discovery: A Plea For Reasonable Limitations, Steven P. Grossman
The Doctrine Of Inevitable Discovery: A Plea For Reasonable Limitations, Steven P. Grossman
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In reinstating the Iowa murder conviction of Robert Williams, the Supreme Court accepted explicitly for the first time the doctrine of inevitable discovery. Applied for some time by state and federal courts, the doctrine of inevitable discovery is a means by which evidence obtained illegally can still be admitted against defendants in criminal cases. Unfortunately, the Court chose to adopt the doctrine without any of the safeguards necessary to insure that the deterrent impact of the exclusionary rule would be preserved, and in a form that is subject to and almost invites abuse.
This article warns of the danger to …