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Prosecuting In The Shadow Of The Jury, Anna Offit
Prosecuting In The Shadow Of The Jury, Anna Offit
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
This article offers an unprecedented empirical window into prosecutorial discretion drawing on long-term participatory research between 2013 and 2017. The central finding is that jurors play a vital role in federal prosecutors’ decision-making, professional identities, and formulations of justice. This is because even the remote possibility of lay scrutiny creates an opening for prosecutors to make common sense assessments of (1) the evidence in their cases, (2) the character of witnesses, defendants and victims, and (3) their own moral and professional character as public servants. By facilitating explicit consideration of the fairness of their cases from a public vantage point, …
The History Of Texas Civil Procedure, William V. Dorsaneo Iii
The History Of Texas Civil Procedure, William V. Dorsaneo Iii
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
The promulgation of rules of court by the Texas Supreme Court has been the principal mechanism for the regulation of proceedings in Texas courts. This article provides a historical overview of the development of these rules, the rule-making process, the impact of procedural rule-making on the administration of justice in Texas courts, and the continuing need for revision and reorganization of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. This article also acknowledges the enormous debt that is owed to the Texas judges, lawyers, and professors who have participated in the rule-making process, mostly without plaudits or even public recognition. In a …
Remedying Wrongful Execution, Meghan J. Ryan
Remedying Wrongful Execution, Meghan J. Ryan
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
The first legal determination of wrongful execution in the United States may very well be in the making in Texas. One of the state’s district courts is in the midst of investigating whether Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in 2004, was actually innocent. The court’s investigation has been interrupted by objections from Texas prosecutors, but if the court proceeds, this may very well become a bona fide case of wrongful execution. Texas, just like other jurisdictions, is ill equipped to provide any relief for such an egregious wrong, however. This Article identifies the difficulties that the heirs, families, and …
The Proposed Texas Assignment Of Rents Act: A Legislative Escape From The Common Law Morass, Julia Patterson Forrester Rogers
The Proposed Texas Assignment Of Rents Act: A Legislative Escape From The Common Law Morass, Julia Patterson Forrester Rogers
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
When a loan is secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on an income-producing property, such as an office building, shopping center, or apartment complex, rents are a significant part of the security for the loan, in addition to the land and improvements.Rents provide the funds necessary to pay for operating and maintaining the mortgaged property and to make payments on the mortgage loan.After a default on the mortgage loan, a borrower, facing the possibility of losing the property to foreclosure, may apply rents to purposes unrelated to the property or the mortgage loan. The lender, on the other …
Introductory Note To The United States Supreme Court: Graham V. Florida & The Federal Court Of Australia: Habib V. Australia, Chris Jenks
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
This introductory note considers two different and completely unrelated cases: Graham, a U.S. Supreme Court criminal case on the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the U.S. Constitution and Habib, an Australian civil case involving a former Guantanamo Bay detainee. This note focuses on one aspect of the disparate nature of the cases, starkly contrasting judicial attitudes towards the role of “foreign law” in domestic jurisprudence. Juxtaposed, the two cases offer an interesting view of not only the obvious differences between the U.S. inward and the Australian outward looking judicial philosophies, but perhaps a broader sense of how the two …
The Enigma Of Standing Doctrine In Texas Courts, William V. Dorsaneo Iii
The Enigma Of Standing Doctrine In Texas Courts, William V. Dorsaneo Iii
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
This Article examines federal and Texas standing doctrine and makes recommendations for the principled application of the traditional non-jurisdictional approach of the procedural defense of standing under Texas law for common law claims and statutory rights of action and for the concomitant restriction of the jurisdictional aspects of standing to litigation brought by private persons and governmental units to enforce public rights or compel the performance of public duties. This Article also explains how the concepts of standing and capacity can be reconciled and harmonized.
Environmental Law, Jeffrey M. Gaba
Environmental Law, Jeffrey M. Gaba
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
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Revision And Recodification Of The Texas Rules Of Civil Procedure Concerning The Jury Charge, William V. Dorsaneo Iii
Revision And Recodification Of The Texas Rules Of Civil Procedure Concerning The Jury Charge, William V. Dorsaneo Iii
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
The primary purpose of this article is to discuss and explain why the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure concerning the trial court's charge to the jury should be replaced by a new set of procedural rules initially developed by a Jury Charge Task Force appointed by the Texas Supreme Court in 1991. As seminared, amended, and recommended for adoption to the Texas Supreme Court by the Supreme Court Advisory Committee in 1996, these proposed rules, or comparable ones,should be promulgated by the Texas Supreme Court. Revision of the jury charge rules is desirable because the procedures for preserving complaints about …
Municipal Antitrust Liability In A Federalist System, C. Paul Rogers Iii
Municipal Antitrust Liability In A Federalist System, C. Paul Rogers Iii
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
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Comparative Negligence In Texas, William V. Dorsaneo Iii
Comparative Negligence In Texas, William V. Dorsaneo Iii
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Article 2212a of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes, the Comparative Negligence and Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Act, took effect on September 1, 1973. It made significant changes in the respective rights and liabilities of injured persons and tortfeasors in negligence cases. This paper is principally concerned with multiple tortfeasor cases, and with section 2 of article 2212a, which modified principles concerning joint and several liability, contribution, and settlement. Prior to the enactment of article 2212a, each tortfeasor whose negligent behavior proximately caused an indivisible injury to another was jointly and severally liable to the injured party. This principle has been …