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The Doctrine Of Inevitable Discovery: A Plea For Reasonable Limitations, Steven P. Grossman
The Doctrine Of Inevitable Discovery: A Plea For Reasonable Limitations, Steven P. Grossman
All Faculty Scholarship
In reinstating the Iowa murder conviction of Robert Williams, the Supreme Court accepted explicitly for the first time the doctrine of inevitable discovery. Applied for some time by state and federal courts, the doctrine of inevitable discovery is a means by which evidence obtained illegally can still be admitted against defendants in criminal cases. Unfortunately, the Court chose to adopt the doctrine without any of the safeguards necessary to insure that the deterrent impact of the exclusionary rule would be preserved, and in a form that is subject to and almost invites abuse.
This article warns of the danger to …
Consequences Of Federalizing Criminal Law, Roger J. Miner '56
Consequences Of Federalizing Criminal Law, Roger J. Miner '56
Criminal Law
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Victims In The Criminal Process: A Utilitarian Analysis Of Victim Participation In The Charging Decision, Sarah N. Welling
Victims In The Criminal Process: A Utilitarian Analysis Of Victim Participation In The Charging Decision, Sarah N. Welling
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Crime victims are currently being given the right to participate in criminal prosecutions at both the sentencing and plea bargaining stages. These are important steps in a criminal prosecution, but both the sentence and the plea bargain are dependent on the initial charging decision which determines what crime is to be prosecuted or whether there is to be any prosecution at all. As a prerequisite to both a plea bargain or a sentence, the charging decision is the crux of the prosecution.
Given the importance of the charging decision, and the fact that some jurisdictions have granted victims a right …
Review Essay. What Makes Rape A Crime?, Lynne N. Henderson
Review Essay. What Makes Rape A Crime?, Lynne N. Henderson
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Standards For Organizational Probation: A Proposal To The United States Sentencing Commission, John C. Coffee Jr., Richard Gruner, Christopher D. Stone
Standards For Organizational Probation: A Proposal To The United States Sentencing Commission, John C. Coffee Jr., Richard Gruner, Christopher D. Stone
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This proposal was prepared by the authors in their capacities as consultants to the United States Sentencing Commission. It has not been adopted or endorsed by the Commission. If adopted, the proposal would constitute Part D(2) of the Sentencing Commission's Organizational Sentencing Guidelines (to be continued in Chapter 8 of the Commission's Guidelines Manual).