Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Law
Proyecto De Ley Sobre Juicio Por Jurados, Dr Leonardo J. Raznovich
Proyecto De Ley Sobre Juicio Por Jurados, Dr Leonardo J. Raznovich
Dr Leonardo J Raznovich
This article published in Spanish provides with an assessment of a bill sent to the Argentinean Parliament in order to implement trial by jury for serious criminal matters. It also provides with a historical overview of the institution and with some possible explanations why the Argentinean legislator has been reluctant to fulfill the constitutional mandate of implementing trial by jury for all criminal matters (articles 24, 75 (12) and 118 of the Argentinean Constitution).
A “Special Need” For Change: Fourth Amendment Problems And Solutions Regarding Dna Databanking, Brendan Burke
A “Special Need” For Change: Fourth Amendment Problems And Solutions Regarding Dna Databanking, Brendan Burke
Brendan Burke
Every state and the federal government have laws mandating DNA sampling from certain criminal offenders. Convicts’ DNA information is then stored in state and nationwide databanks for use in investigating crimes that the convicts might commit in the future. Law enforcement professionals applaud this system; civil libertarians abhor it. Because this is essentially a seizure of blood without probable cause, mandatory DNA sampling has been subject to close Fourth Amendment scrutiny. Courts have traditionally upheld mandatory DNA sampling statutes under the special-needs exception to the Fourth Amendment’s probable cause requirement, a doctrine that allows for administrative or regulatory searches if …
Without Charge: Assessing The Due Process Rights Of Unindicted Co-Conspirators, Ira P. Robbins
Without Charge: Assessing The Due Process Rights Of Unindicted Co-Conspirators, Ira P. Robbins
Ira P. Robbins