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Criminal Procedure

1972

Criminal procedure

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Recent Cases, Law Review Staff Apr 1972

Recent Cases, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Law Review

RECENT CASES

Antitrust--Sham Exception--Allegations of Purposeful and Concerted Use of Adjudicatory Processes to Harass and Deter Parties From Having Free Access to These Processes Constitute a Cause of Action Under Antitrust Laws

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Criminal Procedure--Confessions--Determination of Confession's Voluntariness by Preponderance of the Evidence Is Not Violative of Fifth Amendment Prohibition Against Self-Incrimination

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Landlord and Tenant--Forcible Entry and Detainer Statute--Provisions for Immediate Trial and Limitation of Triable Issues Not Violative of Due Process or Equal-Protection Clauses

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Securities Regulation-Section 16(b) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934--Insider May Sell Enough Stock To Bring His Holdings Below Ten Percent and Within Six …

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Excessive Delay In The Courts: Toward A Continuance Policy Relating To Counsel And Parties, Thomas O. Gorman Jan 1972

Excessive Delay In The Courts: Toward A Continuance Policy Relating To Counsel And Parties, Thomas O. Gorman

Cleveland State Law Review

The maxim "Justice delayed is justice denied" is an expression which is becoming all too meaningful in our courts today. Many of the large metropolitan courts in this country are being strangled by the ever-increasing backlog of cases. ...In most court systems, continuance policies are either non-existent or couched in vague terms such as "good cause shown.' It is the aim of this study to formulate guidelines for a sound continuance policy which will serve to speed the administration of justice without interfering with the high standard of judicial fairness necessary to proper adjudication.

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A Handbook On Sentencing, Brian Slattery Dec 1971

A Handbook On Sentencing, Brian Slattery

Brian Slattery

This book aims to show that sentencing, like any other area of the law, is governed by reasonably well-defined principles and rules. Although these rules are known to any experienced judge and are frequently invoked in judgments, they have never been organized into an explicit and coherent system and have suffered from this neglect. This book provides not only better access to the rules but also a logical framework within which they can be discussed and applied. While the work has specific application to Tanzania, it should be of use throughout East and Central Africa, whose nations have similar penal …

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