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"No Older 'N Seventeen": Defending In Dylan Country, Abbe Smith Jan 2012

"No Older 'N Seventeen": Defending In Dylan Country, Abbe Smith

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article is about an actual experience the author had defending a teenager accused of a serious crime where Bob Dylan grew up-- the Minnesota Iron Range. In order to protect the young man's privacy, it does not divulge the actual time period of the case. Likewise, details about his life and the charges he was facing have been changed. His name has been changed to Jamal. Things did not go well for Jamal. Though a child when he was sent from the juvenile jail outside of Washington, D.C. to a secure treatment facility for serious juvenile offenders in the …


When The Law Doesn't Work, Richard H. Underwood Jan 2012

When The Law Doesn't Work, Richard H. Underwood

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article looks at Dylan songs and traces them back to "true crime" to relate Dylan to the law. It looks at "Ballad of Hollis Brown," "Ballad of Donald White," "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," "Hurricane," "Percy's Song," and "Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues." Part I looks at Dylan's traditional songs. Part II looks at Dylan's finger-pointing songs. Finally, part III looks at "Bad Judge Ballads."


The Invalidity Of A Plea Of Guilty To A Criminal Offense Made By Video Teleconferencing When The Defendant Is Not Present In Open Court, William R. Simpson Jr., Clint Miller, David Sudduth Jan 2012

The Invalidity Of A Plea Of Guilty To A Criminal Offense Made By Video Teleconferencing When The Defendant Is Not Present In Open Court, William R. Simpson Jr., Clint Miller, David Sudduth

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

A guilty plea by a defendant is more than an admission of conduct; it is the nail in the coffin that closes the case and results in conviction. Despite the critical importance of this moment, Arkansas district and circuit courts are more commonly taking guilty pleas from defendants by video teleconferencing (VTC) instead of requiring defendants to be physically present in the courtroom. This essay sets forth three separate arguments in support of the notion that a guilty plea to a criminal offense by VTC without the defendant being present in open court is invalid as a matter of Arkansas …


Exonerating The Innocent: Pretrial Innocence Procedures, Tim Bakken, Lewis M. Steel Jan 2012

Exonerating The Innocent: Pretrial Innocence Procedures, Tim Bakken, Lewis M. Steel

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Models Of Justice To Protect Innocent Persons, Tim Bakken Jan 2012

Models Of Justice To Protect Innocent Persons, Tim Bakken

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Pretrial Incentives, Post-Conviction Review, And Sorting Criminal Prosecutions By Guilt Or Innocence, Samuel R. Gross Jan 2012

Pretrial Incentives, Post-Conviction Review, And Sorting Criminal Prosecutions By Guilt Or Innocence, Samuel R. Gross

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Dallas County Conviction Integrity Unit And The Importance Of Getting It Right The First Time, Mike Ware Jan 2012

Dallas County Conviction Integrity Unit And The Importance Of Getting It Right The First Time, Mike Ware

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Whistleblowers And Rogues: An Urgent Call For An Affirmative Defense To Corporate Criminal Liability, Marcia Narine Jan 2012

Whistleblowers And Rogues: An Urgent Call For An Affirmative Defense To Corporate Criminal Liability, Marcia Narine

Catholic University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Administering Justice: Removing Statutory Barriers To Reentry, Joy Radice Jan 2012

Administering Justice: Removing Statutory Barriers To Reentry, Joy Radice

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.