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Evidence In A Difference Voice: Some Thoughts On Professor Jonakait's Critique Of A Feminist Approach, Aviva Orenstein Dec 1997

Evidence In A Difference Voice: Some Thoughts On Professor Jonakait's Critique Of A Feminist Approach, Aviva Orenstein

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Expert Witness And Jury Comprehension: An Expert’S Perspective, James S. Schutz Oct 1997

Expert Witness And Jury Comprehension: An Expert’S Perspective, James S. Schutz

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

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Prior Bad Acts And Two Bad Rules: The Fundamental Unfairness Of Federal Rules Of Evidence 413 And 414, Jason L. Mccandless May 1997

Prior Bad Acts And Two Bad Rules: The Fundamental Unfairness Of Federal Rules Of Evidence 413 And 414, Jason L. Mccandless

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

This note presents a Due Process analysis of Federal Rules of Evidence 413 and 414. These rules, which took effect in July 1995, overturn the exclusionary requirements of Rule 404 exclusively in cases involving sexual assault and child molestation. The new rules allow similar crimes to serve as evidence for purposes other than those stated in Rule 404(b). Now, federal prosecutors may offer evidence of a defendant's prior uncharged sexual misconduct to demonstrate that the defendant committed the sex offense for which he currently is being charged. Rules 413 and 414 reevaluate the historic concern that evidence of prior acts …


The Admission Of Dna Evidence In State And Federal Courts, George Bundy Smith, Janet A. Gordon Jan 1997

The Admission Of Dna Evidence In State And Federal Courts, George Bundy Smith, Janet A. Gordon

Fordham Law Review

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The Assessment Of Expertise: Transcending Construction, Randolph N. Jonakait Jan 1997

The Assessment Of Expertise: Transcending Construction, Randolph N. Jonakait

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.