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Criminal Law

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Buffalo Law Review

2023

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When A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Sentences: A Call To Reword Federal Sentencing Of Non-Production Child Pornography Offenses In The United States, Lucy T. Shephard Oct 2023

When A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Sentences: A Call To Reword Federal Sentencing Of Non-Production Child Pornography Offenses In The United States, Lucy T. Shephard

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Walking With Shadows And Phantoms: The Presumption Of Innocence And Bail Determinations, Davis Badger Anderson Oct 2023

Walking With Shadows And Phantoms: The Presumption Of Innocence And Bail Determinations, Davis Badger Anderson

Buffalo Law Review

One-hundred and twenty-eight years after “the Supreme Court of the United States had an opportunity to clear up the confusion and ambiguity that hang[s] over the common talk about the presumption of innocence,”1 the confusion persists. This lingering confusion is at its most stringent in federal bail determinations where, despite legislative intent, precedent, and logic to the contrary, it is invoked to discount the weight of the evidence against the defendant in deciding what conditions will secure presence at trial or safety to the community. Furthermore, the presumption’s path from an instrument of proof to its status as a right …


Honest Belief And Proof Of Unlawful Motive, Eric Schnapper Oct 2023

Honest Belief And Proof Of Unlawful Motive, Eric Schnapper

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