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Two Perspectives On Structuring Discretion: Justices Stewart And White On The Death Penalty, Larry I. Palmer
Two Perspectives On Structuring Discretion: Justices Stewart And White On The Death Penalty, Larry I. Palmer
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The Confrontation Clause And Co-Defendant Confessions: The Drift From Bruton To Parker V. Randolph, Paul Marcus
The Confrontation Clause And Co-Defendant Confessions: The Drift From Bruton To Parker V. Randolph, Paul Marcus
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Co-Conspirator Declarations: The Federal Rules Of Evidence And Other Recent Developments, From A Criminal Law Perspective, Paul Marcus
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Perhaps the most important advantage available to a prosecutor in a criminal conspiracy case is the exception to the hearsay rule for co-conspirator declarations. The exception is widely used and is often a significant part of the government presentation. In essence, it provides that otherwise inadmissible hearsay declarations of coconspirators are admissible at trial against the defendant so long as they were made during the course and in furtherance of the conspiracy. The exception typically arises when an alleged co-conspirator declarant tells the witness (often an undercover police officer) all about the conspiracy, perhaps in the hope of attracting a …