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Judicial Examination Of The Accused-A Remedy For The Third Degree, Paul G. Kauper
Judicial Examination Of The Accused-A Remedy For The Third Degree, Paul G. Kauper
Michigan Law Review
In its report on "Lawlessness in Law Enforcement" the Wickersham Commission concludes that in the police systems of a number of American municipalities the "third degree" is very generally practiced as a means of extorting from accused persons under arrest confessions, incriminating statements, and other information of value to the police. The conclusion of the Commission confirms the results of private investigation made in the same field. It is true that the. methods of inquiry pursued by the Commission leave doubt as to the accuracy of some of the facts reported. But the quality of the evidence submitted as the …
Corporations - Rights And Remedies Of Dissenting Stockholders Upon Consolidation And Merger
Corporations - Rights And Remedies Of Dissenting Stockholders Upon Consolidation And Merger
Michigan Law Review
Consolidation or merger of private corporations in recent years has been more and more frequent. One of the most engrossing problems when such unions take place is that of the rights and remedies of dissenting shareholders. The question which arises most frequently in cases of consolidation or merger, and that in the solution of which, paradoxicaIIy, our courts tend to expend the least amount of legal acumen, is whether the consolidation or merger of corporations operates to dissolve the constituent corporations in such a manner as materially to affect the rights of the shareholders in those corporations.