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Virginia's Response To Computer Abuses: An Act In Five Crimes, Daniel R. Burk
Virginia's Response To Computer Abuses: An Act In Five Crimes, Daniel R. Burk
University of Richmond Law Review
The threat depicted in War Games has been both rebuked as impossible and highlighted as much closer to the realm of possibility than even the creators of the movie may have surmised. Regardless of the actual possibility of a creative mind breaking through the security of the North America Air Defense Command computer with an auto-dialing modem and the simple password "JOSHUA" the adventures of the curious "hackers" and the singularly-directed criminal have been widely publicized and have captured both the fear and respect of computer owners throughout the country.
Virginia's Capital Murder Sentencing Proceeding: A Defense Perspective, Alan W. Clarke
Virginia's Capital Murder Sentencing Proceeding: A Defense Perspective, Alan W. Clarke
University of Richmond Law Review
Capital murder trials present a unique challenge to defense counsel. Many capital defendants are demonstrably guilty of heinous crimes, and a single-minded defense concentrating solely on acquittal in the face of overwhelming evidence of guilt will often alienate the jury. The lawyer who focuses entirely on the guilt stage without attending to the sentencing stage may be consigning his client to the electric chair. This article deals with the sentencing phase of a capital murder trial, where life imprisonment, the jury's only alternative to the death penalty, represents a victory for the defense.