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Canadian Criminal Jury Instructions, James P. Taylor
Canadian Criminal Jury Instructions, James P. Taylor
Dalhousie Law Journal
Canadian Criminal Jury Instructions ("CRIMJI") is an ambitious project. The authors, the Honourable Mr. Justice John Bouck (of the Supreme Court of British Columbia) and Professor Gerry Ferguson (of the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria) set out to provide a book that will "assist Canadian judges and Canadian lawyers in drafting and delivering a charge to a jury in a criminal case". The authors' twovolume work handily accomplishes this objective.
The Supreme Court And The Incredible Shrinking Fourth Amendment, Bruce G. Berner
The Supreme Court And The Incredible Shrinking Fourth Amendment, Bruce G. Berner
Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Right To A Criminal Appeal In The People's Republic Of China, Margaret Y.K. Woo
The Right To A Criminal Appeal In The People's Republic Of China, Margaret Y.K. Woo
Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies
No abstract provided.
Going To The Penitentiary: A Study Of Disparate Sentencing In South Dakota (With Steve Wise), Frank Pommersheim
Going To The Penitentiary: A Study Of Disparate Sentencing In South Dakota (With Steve Wise), Frank Pommersheim
Frank Pommersheim
No abstract provided.
The Crime Victim’S "Right" To A Criminal Prosecution: A Proposed Model Statute For The Governance Of Private Criminal Prosecution, Peter L. Davis
The Crime Victim’S "Right" To A Criminal Prosecution: A Proposed Model Statute For The Governance Of Private Criminal Prosecution, Peter L. Davis
Scholarly Works
The thesis of this article is that the public prosecutor should to have a monopoly on criminal prosecutions; some supplementary system of private criminal prosecution should be available. Two such systems, or models, currently exist in New York. The first model, available statewide, theoretically allows a complainant to initiate a non-felony criminal prosecution without any screening by a prosecutor or judge. This system is unwise, unworkable and illusory because it obscures the exercise of judicial discretion and focuses the court’s attention on the wrong issues, usually precluding the crime victim’s complaint. The second model, limited by statute to New York …
Dual Sovereignty, Federalism And National Criminal Law: Modernist Constitutional Doctrine And The Nonrole Of The Supreme Court, William W. Van Alstyne
Dual Sovereignty, Federalism And National Criminal Law: Modernist Constitutional Doctrine And The Nonrole Of The Supreme Court, William W. Van Alstyne
Faculty Scholarship
This paper examines the growing movement away from the functional nature of federalism contained within the Constitution toward a federalist system that gives extensive discretion to Congress and is only limited by political checks. This political system of federalism has limited the role of the Court in national criminal law because of the deference the Court is expected to give Congress.
The Victim And Witness Protection Act Of 1982: Retroactive Application For Continuing Crimes, Douglas J. Kepple
The Victim And Witness Protection Act Of 1982: Retroactive Application For Continuing Crimes, Douglas J. Kepple
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Functional View Of The Rule Of Lenity: Does Theft Of Misaddressed Mail Violate The Federal Mail Theft Statute?, Edward L. Hammer
A Functional View Of The Rule Of Lenity: Does Theft Of Misaddressed Mail Violate The Federal Mail Theft Statute?, Edward L. Hammer
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Special Assessments And The Origination Clause: A Tax On Crooks?, Marie T. Farrelly
Special Assessments And The Origination Clause: A Tax On Crooks?, Marie T. Farrelly
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Reasonable Doubt Rule And The Meaning Of Innocence, Scott E. Sundby
The Reasonable Doubt Rule And The Meaning Of Innocence, Scott E. Sundby
Articles
No abstract provided.
I Fought The Law And The Law Won’: A Report On Women And Disparate Sentencing In South Dakota (With Chris Hutton, And Steve Feimer), Frank Pommersheim
I Fought The Law And The Law Won’: A Report On Women And Disparate Sentencing In South Dakota (With Chris Hutton, And Steve Feimer), Frank Pommersheim
Frank Pommersheim
No abstract provided.