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Federal Jurisdiction Over Juveniles: Who Decides , Alicia K. Embley
Federal Jurisdiction Over Juveniles: Who Decides , Alicia K. Embley
Missouri Law Review
Because of the increase in the number and severity of violent crimes committed by juveniles, public demand for harsher penalties and proceedings for young offenders also increases each year.2 Congress has responded to the public outcry by enacting numerous pieces of legislation that mandate federal juvenile accountability. This legislation represents a drastic departure from the federal government's traditional policy of leaving juvenile justice affairs to the states. One of the many congressional acts in the past decades confers federal jurisdiction upon prosecution of juveniles who commit serious violent or drug related crimes if the United States Attorney certifies that the …
Missouri Law Regarding Punitive Damages And The Doctrine Of Remittitur, Edward S. Stevens
Missouri Law Regarding Punitive Damages And The Doctrine Of Remittitur, Edward S. Stevens
Missouri Law Review
The imposition of punitive damages can devastate defendants, be they individuals or large corporations. Fortunately for these defendants, the jury does not have the final word on the amount of damages. This Note addresses the circumstances under which punitive damages are available in Missouri and when the doctrine of remittitur will be used so that damage awards comport with Missouri's prohibition against excessive awards and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.