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Constitutionally Incapable: Parole Boards As Sentencing Courts, Mae C. Quinn
Constitutionally Incapable: Parole Boards As Sentencing Courts, Mae C. Quinn
SMU Law Review
Courtroom sentencing, as part of the judicial process, is a long-standing norm in the justice system of the United States. But this basic criminal law precept is currently under quiet attack. This is because some states are now allowing parole boards to step in to decide criminal penalties without first affording defendants lawful judicial branch sentencing proceedings and sentences. These outside-of-court punishment decisions are occurring in the cases of youthful offenders entitled to sentencing relief under Miller v. Alabama, which outlawed automatic life-without-parole sentences for children. Thus, some Miller-impacted defendants are being sentenced by parole- boards as executive …
Criminal Procedure: Confessions, Searches, And Seizures, Elizabeth G. Rozacky, The Honorable Michael E. Keasler
Criminal Procedure: Confessions, Searches, And Seizures, Elizabeth G. Rozacky, The Honorable Michael E. Keasler
SMU Annual Texas Survey
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“Show Me The Affidavit”— Ambiguity Persists In The Application Of The Common Law Right Of Access To Pre-Indictment Records, Nathaniel Hopkins
“Show Me The Affidavit”— Ambiguity Persists In The Application Of The Common Law Right Of Access To Pre-Indictment Records, Nathaniel Hopkins
SMU Law Review
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