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The Viability Of Certification In Federal Appellate Procedure, Kevin G. Crennan May 2011

The Viability Of Certification In Federal Appellate Procedure, Kevin G. Crennan

William & Mary Law Review

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Appellate Review Of Sentences: Reconsidering Difference, Michael M. O'Hear May 2010

Appellate Review Of Sentences: Reconsidering Difference, Michael M. O'Hear

William & Mary Law Review

American appellate courts have long resisted calls that they play a more robust role in the sentencing process, insisting that they must defer to what they characterize as the superior sentencing competence of trial judges. This position is unfortunate insofar as rigorous appellate review might advance uniformity and other rule-of-law values that are threatened by broad trial court discretion. This Article thus provides the first systematic critique of the appellate courts’ standard justifications for deferring to trial court sentencing decisions. For instance, these justifications are shown to be based on premises that are inconsistent with empirical research on cognition and …


New Theories Of Guilt On Appeal In Virginia Criminal Cases, Aaron C. Garrett May 2009

New Theories Of Guilt On Appeal In Virginia Criminal Cases, Aaron C. Garrett

William & Mary Law Review

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Deciding To Decide: Class Action Certification And Interlocutory Review By The United States Courts Of Appeals Under Rule 23(F), Michael E. Solimine, Christine Oliver Hines May 2000

Deciding To Decide: Class Action Certification And Interlocutory Review By The United States Courts Of Appeals Under Rule 23(F), Michael E. Solimine, Christine Oliver Hines

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Immediate Appeal From Counsel Disqualification In Criminal Cases, Lee I. Sherman Oct 1983

Immediate Appeal From Counsel Disqualification In Criminal Cases, Lee I. Sherman

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Criminal Procedure - Habeas Corpus Procedures - Discretion To Deny Successive Habeas Corpus Applications Without A Hearing - Hilbrich V. United States, 406 F.2d 850 (7th Cir. 1969), Thomas J. Donovan Oct 1969

Federal Criminal Procedure - Habeas Corpus Procedures - Discretion To Deny Successive Habeas Corpus Applications Without A Hearing - Hilbrich V. United States, 406 F.2d 850 (7th Cir. 1969), Thomas J. Donovan

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Motion To Set Aside The Verdict: Evidence Deficiencies, Gregory U. Evans Apr 1965

Motion To Set Aside The Verdict: Evidence Deficiencies, Gregory U. Evans

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Procedure: Failure To Exhaust Appellate Remedies As A Bar To Relief, John E. Donaldson Oct 1961

Procedure: Failure To Exhaust Appellate Remedies As A Bar To Relief, John E. Donaldson

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Some Problems Of Removal And Appeal From Courts Not Of Record In Virginia, Harmon D. Maxson Oct 1959

Some Problems Of Removal And Appeal From Courts Not Of Record In Virginia, Harmon D. Maxson

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.