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Second Generation Environmental Justice: Challenges And Opportunities, Rachel D. Godsil
Second Generation Environmental Justice: Challenges And Opportunities, Rachel D. Godsil
The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)
Presenter: Rachel D. Godsil, Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School
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Beyond Mitigation: Towards A Theory Of Allocution, Kimberly A. Thomas
Beyond Mitigation: Towards A Theory Of Allocution, Kimberly A. Thomas
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THE COURT: I don't think I have time to listen .... I am not going to reexamine your guilt or innocence here. That is not the purpose of a sentence.. THE DEFENDANT: I did not have the chance to tell you .... THE DEFENDANT: But, your Honor, listen to me-1 Should the court hear this defendant? Is the story of innocence relevant at allocution-the defendant's opportunity to speak on his or her own behalf at the sentencing hearing prior to the imposition of sentence? Or, is the purpose of allocution something different, as the judge suggests? The answers depend on …