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She Blinded Me With Science: Wrongful Convictions And The "Reverse Csi-Effect", Mark A. Godsey, Marie Alou
She Blinded Me With Science: Wrongful Convictions And The "Reverse Csi-Effect", Mark A. Godsey, Marie Alou
Faculty Articles and Other Publications
Prosecutors in the United States are often heard to complain these days of the "CSI-effect."' When they make this complaint, they mean that the popularity of television shows like CSI has made it unduly difficult for them to obtain convictions of guilty defendants. Jurors today have become spoiled as a result of the proliferation of these "high-tech" forensic shows, and now unrealistically expect conclusive scientific proof of guilt before they will convict. The unfortunate result is that guilty defendants are acquitted because of a lack of forensic evidence in cases where, in reality, no such forensic evidence was possible or …
Prosecutorial Decisionmaking And Discretion In The Charging Function, Bennett L. Gershman
Prosecutorial Decisionmaking And Discretion In The Charging Function, Bennett L. Gershman
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
A prosecutor's charging decision is the heart of the prosecution function. The charging decision involves an extraordinary exercise of discretionary power that is unreviewable. As a result, the decision is difficult to guide except in the broadest terms. The proposed revisions to the ABA's Criminal Justice Standards for the Prosecution Function attempt to address several key issues that inform the charging decision, by broadening the language of several provisions of the current Standards as well as adding several new provisions. To be sure, the proposed Standards significantly change the current Standards with respect to the proper factors and considerations affecting …
Developing Standards Of Conduct For Prosecutors And Criminal Defense Lawyers, Bruce A. Green
Developing Standards Of Conduct For Prosecutors And Criminal Defense Lawyers, Bruce A. Green
Faculty Scholarship
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