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Equal Access To Evidence: The Case For The Defense Use Of Immunity For Essential Witnesses, Andrea Lyon Jul 1981

Equal Access To Evidence: The Case For The Defense Use Of Immunity For Essential Witnesses, Andrea Lyon

Law Faculty Publications

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A Case For Jury Determination Of Search And Seizure Law, Ronald J. Bacigal Jan 1981

A Case For Jury Determination Of Search And Seizure Law, Ronald J. Bacigal

Law Faculty Publications

In a criminal case the option to return a general verdict of acquittal invests the jury with the raw power to nullify many legal determinations, including the trial judge's ruling that a search is constitutional. While courts grudingly acknowledge the existence of an extra-legal jury nullification power, courts do not recognize any jury prerogative to determine the lawfulness of a search. The United States Supreme Court's discussion of the jury's role in interpreting and applying the fourth amendment consists of one terse statement that the legality of a search "is a question of fact and law for the court and …


The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part V, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1981

The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part V, Paul C. Giannelli

Faculty Publications

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The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part Ii, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1981

The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part Ii, Paul C. Giannelli

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Capacity To Contest A Search And Seizure: The Passing Of Old Rules And Some Suggestions For New Ones, Christopher Slobogin Jan 1981

Capacity To Contest A Search And Seizure: The Passing Of Old Rules And Some Suggestions For New Ones, Christopher Slobogin

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Professor Slobogin examines recent Supreme Court decisions involving standing to challenge search and seizure violations, and argues that the Court's commitment to a "totality of the circumstances" approach has permitted erosion of fourth amendment protections. After concluding that these decisions provide little guidance to lower courts, Professor Slobogin offers a set of principles which will aid in analyzing the Court's direction.


The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part Iv, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1981

The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part Iv, Paul C. Giannelli

Faculty Publications

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The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part Iii, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1981

The Ohio Rules Of Evidence: Part Iii, Paul C. Giannelli

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Protection For Private Papers, Craig M. Bradley Jan 1981

Constitutional Protection For Private Papers, Craig M. Bradley

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.