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The Sentencing Of White-Collar Criminals In Federal Courts: A Socio-Legal Exploration Of Disparity, Ilene H. Nagel, John L. Hagan Jun 1982

The Sentencing Of White-Collar Criminals In Federal Courts: A Socio-Legal Exploration Of Disparity, Ilene H. Nagel, John L. Hagan

Michigan Law Review

This Article addresses that question by examining judicial sentencing philosophy as applied to white-collar criminality and reporting data that illuminate the operation of that philosophy. Part I of the Article argues that the traditional purposes and limits of criminal sentencing may plausibly justify either disparate or comparable sentences in cases of white-collar and common criminality. Part II describes the obstacles to an accurate empirical inquiry into how judges resolve these uncertainties in the theory of punishment. Part III presents a study designed to overcome as many of these obstacles as possible. What is most dramatic is that the resulting data …


Double Jeopardy And Federal Prosecution After State Jury Acquittal, Michigan Law Review Apr 1982

Double Jeopardy And Federal Prosecution After State Jury Acquittal, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

This Note argues that the rationale of the Supreme Court's post-conviction cases cannot be extended to cases involving jury acquittal and that federal reprosecution after state jury acquittal violates the double jeopardy clause. One can give meaning to the clause, Part Iexplains, only by reference to its underlying constitutional values.Part II suggests that these values, while possibly compatible with federal prosecution after a state conviction, cannot countenance reprosecution after a jury acquittal. Part III proposes that courts determine whether such reprosecution is appropriate by applying the Blockhurger same offense standard: Two offenses are the same unless each requires proof of …


Courts Of Appeals In The Federal Judicial System, Michigan Law Review Mar 1982

Courts Of Appeals In The Federal Judicial System, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Courts of Appeals in the Federal Judicial System by J. Woodford Howard, Jr.


Federal Jurisdiction: The Perils And Rewards Of Pulling Things Together, Gene R. Shreve Mar 1982

Federal Jurisdiction: The Perils And Rewards Of Pulling Things Together, Gene R. Shreve

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Federal Jurisdiction: Tensions in the Allocation of Judicial Power by Martin H. Redish