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Does The Defendant Have A Right Of Access To Prospective Jurors' Prior Voting Records?, James C. Hrdlicka Nov 1977

Does The Defendant Have A Right Of Access To Prospective Jurors' Prior Voting Records?, James C. Hrdlicka

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Jury's Role Under The Indiana Constitution, Carolyn White Spengler Jul 1977

The Jury's Role Under The Indiana Constitution, Carolyn White Spengler

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Modeling Relevance, Richard O. Lempert May 1977

Modeling Relevance, Richard O. Lempert

Michigan Law Review

During the past decade, particularly during the years immediately following the California Supreme Court's decision in People v. Collins, a number of articles have appeared suggesting ways in which jurors might use certain mathematical techniques of decision theory as aids in the rational evaluation of circumstantial evidence. Professor Tribe, in an important response to the post-Collins articles, argues against introducing these techniques into the factfinding process. Problems that Tribe foresees include the necessary imprecision of the probabilistic estimates that these techniques require, the dwarfing of soft variables by those that are more readily quantified, and the potential dehumanization …


Selecting A Jury In Political Trials, Jon Van Dyke Jan 1977

Selecting A Jury In Political Trials, Jon Van Dyke

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Civil Procedure-Title 8.01: Virginia's New Civil Procedure Act, Scott D. Anderson, Theodore I. Brenner Jan 1977

Civil Procedure-Title 8.01: Virginia's New Civil Procedure Act, Scott D. Anderson, Theodore I. Brenner

University of Richmond Law Review

On October 1, 1977, Title 8 of the Code of Virginia was repealed and Title 8.01 became effective. The revisers of Title 8 have produced an extensive, as well as comprehensive, change in the statutes which govern civil procedure in Virginia. Most of the provisions have been rewritten, deleted or moved to other titles. With several notable exceptions, civil procedure in Virginia will remain basically unchanged. Much of the revisers work leaves Title 8 substantively intact. The major changes will be discussed in a chapter by chapter analysis of Title 8.01 in Section II of this article.