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Insanity As A Defense: The Bifurcated Trial, David W. Louisell, Geoffrey Hazard Dec 1961

Insanity As A Defense: The Bifurcated Trial, David W. Louisell, Geoffrey Hazard

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Abstracts Of Recent Cases, James Kilgore Edmundson Jr. Dec 1961

Abstracts Of Recent Cases, James Kilgore Edmundson Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Criminal Procedure - Search And Seizure - Federal Court Injunction Against State Officer To Suppress Illegally Obtained Evidence In State Court, S. Anthony Benton Dec 1961

Criminal Procedure - Search And Seizure - Federal Court Injunction Against State Officer To Suppress Illegally Obtained Evidence In State Court, S. Anthony Benton

Michigan Law Review

Federal customs enforcement officers suspected plaintiff of theft from a waterfront pier. In the course of their investigation they searched plaintiff's home without a search warrant and detained plaintiff for questioning without first bringing him before a federal commissioner. Both acts violated the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Defendant, a state officer, although not a participant in the search, was present during the illegal detention at the invitation of the federal officers. Plaintiff obtained an order in federal district court enjoining defendant from giving any testimony or producing any evidence in state criminal proceedings against him with respect to property …


Federal Procedure- Pre-Trail Disclosures- Sanctions Available To Enforce Pre-Trial Orders, John M. Price Dec 1961

Federal Procedure- Pre-Trail Disclosures- Sanctions Available To Enforce Pre-Trial Orders, John M. Price

Michigan Law Review

Petitioner, plaintiff in an action in federal district court, was ordered under Federal Rule 16 to submit pre-trial statements setting out the facts of the case, his damages, his witnesses and exhibits, and his legal theories of recovery. His counsel filed statements which were adjudged insufficient, and a pre-trial order was entered precluding petitioner from offering at trial any testimony by witnesses other than himself and his wife, or any evidence concerning liability in negligence or breach of warranty, and limiting his exhibits and evidence of damages. On petition for mandamus to set aside the preclusion order, held, granted, …


Instructing A Jury In Washington, Lloyd L. Wiehl Nov 1961

Instructing A Jury In Washington, Lloyd L. Wiehl

Washington Law Review

One of the most burdensome, time-consuming and vexing aspects of a jury trial is the preparation of jury instructions. Several matters in the area of instructions are particularly troublesome in Washington, and the purpose of this article is to analyze some of them, point out certain pitfalls, and make certain suggestions, with emphasis on simplification and standardization.


New York Troika: Conflicting Roles Of The Grand Jury, J. Douglas Cook Oct 1961

New York Troika: Conflicting Roles Of The Grand Jury, J. Douglas Cook

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Criminal Procedure—State Trends In Criminal Discovery, Francis P. Mcgarry Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—State Trends In Criminal Discovery, Francis P. Mcgarry

Buffalo Law Review

People v. Bloeth, 9 N.Y.2d 211, 213 N.Y.S.2d 51 (1961); People v. Polle, 9 N.Y.2d 349, 214 N.Y.S.2d 369 (1961); Fisher v. State, 10 N.Y.2d 60, 217 N.Y.S.2d 52 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—Admissibility Of Confession Elicited After Indictment, Louis H. Siegel Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Admissibility Of Confession Elicited After Indictment, Louis H. Siegel

Buffalo Law Review

People v. Rosario, 9 N.Y.2d 286, 213 N.Y.S.2d 448 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—Admissibility Of Confession After Request For Counsel Ignored, Robert E. Nicely Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Admissibility Of Confession After Request For Counsel Ignored, Robert E. Nicely

Buffalo Law Review

People v. Waterman, 9 N.Y.2d 561, 216 N.Y.S.2d 70 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—Due Process Requires Counsel In Wayward Minor Proceeding, Edward Heller Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Due Process Requires Counsel In Wayward Minor Proceeding, Edward Heller

Buffalo Law Review

People v. Noble, 9 N.Y.2d 571, 216 N.Y.S.2d 79 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—Prospective Defendant Entitled To Immunity From Prosecution For Other Crimes Based On Evidence Given Under Subpoena, Paul W. Dolloff Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Prospective Defendant Entitled To Immunity From Prosecution For Other Crimes Based On Evidence Given Under Subpoena, Paul W. Dolloff

Buffalo Law Review

People v. Brabson, 9 N.Y.2d 173, 212 N.Y.S.2d 403 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—Denial Of Right To Speedy Trial May Prevent Reindictment, Robert D. Stein Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Denial Of Right To Speedy Trial May Prevent Reindictment, Robert D. Stein

Buffalo Law Review

People v. Laino, 10 N.Y.2d 161, 218 N.Y.S.2d 647 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—Time Off For Good Behavior Does Not Reduce Maximum Term On An Indeterminate Sentence, Robert D. Stein Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Time Off For Good Behavior Does Not Reduce Maximum Term On An Indeterminate Sentence, Robert D. Stein

Buffalo Law Review

People v. Wilson, 8 N.Y.2d 391, 208 N.Y.S.2d 963 (1960).


Criminal Procedure—Power To Impose Indeterminate Sentence Dependent Upon Current Psychiatric Evaluation, Buffalo Law Review Board Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Power To Impose Indeterminate Sentence Dependent Upon Current Psychiatric Evaluation, Buffalo Law Review Board

Buffalo Law Review

People (ex rel. Clemente) v. Warden of Auburn Prison, 9 N.Y.2d 216, 213 N.Y.S.2d 55 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—"Presumption Of Concurrence" Of Sentences Strictly Limited, Buffalo Law Review Board Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—"Presumption Of Concurrence" Of Sentences Strictly Limited, Buffalo Law Review Board

Buffalo Law Review

People (ex rel. Lawson) v. Denno, 9 N.Y.2d 181, 212 N.Y.S.2d 401 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—Right Of Appeal As Poor Person Limited By Court’S Determination Of Cause, Roger A. Olson Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Right Of Appeal As Poor Person Limited By Court’S Determination Of Cause, Roger A. Olson

Buffalo Law Review

Browne v. New York State Board of Parole, 10 N.Y.2d 116, 218 N.Y.S.2d 33 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—Prior Felony Conviction Determined According To New York Statute, W. L. Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Prior Felony Conviction Determined According To New York Statute, W. L.

Buffalo Law Review

People (ex rel. Baumgart) v. Martin, 9 N.Y.2d 351, 214 N.Y.S.2d 370 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—Coram Nobis: More Cases, Buffalo Law Review Board Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Coram Nobis: More Cases, Buffalo Law Review Board

Buffalo Law Review

People (ex rel. Brown) v. Johnston, 9 N.Y.2d 482, 215 N.Y.S.2d 44 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—Assignment Of Counsel Is Within Discretion Of Court, Roger A. Olson Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Assignment Of Counsel Is Within Discretion Of Court, Roger A. Olson

Buffalo Law Review

People v. James, 9 N.Y.2d 82, 211 N.Y.S.2d 170 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—Defendant's Conviction Reversed In Absence Of Any Statute Authorizing Punishment For Offense Charged, Buffalo Law Review Board Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Defendant's Conviction Reversed In Absence Of Any Statute Authorizing Punishment For Offense Charged, Buffalo Law Review Board

Buffalo Law Review

People (ex rel. Goldman) v. Denno, 9 N.Y.2d 138, 211 N.Y.S.2d 403 (1961).


Criminal Procedure—Habeas Corpus: To Challenge Transfer To New Place Of Confinement, Buffalo Law Review Board Oct 1961

Criminal Procedure—Habeas Corpus: To Challenge Transfer To New Place Of Confinement, Buffalo Law Review Board

Buffalo Law Review

People v. Chopak, 9 N.Y.2d 184, 213 N.Y.S.2d 33 (1961).


Procedure: Failure To Exhaust Appellate Remedies As A Bar To Relief, John E. Donaldson Oct 1961

Procedure: Failure To Exhaust Appellate Remedies As A Bar To Relief, John E. Donaldson

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Use Of Blood Tests As Evidence Of Intoxication In Virginia Sep 1961

Use Of Blood Tests As Evidence Of Intoxication In Virginia

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Procedural Methods For Raising Insanity In Criminal Actions In Virginia Sep 1961

Procedural Methods For Raising Insanity In Criminal Actions In Virginia

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Brochure And Cover Letter For Delcon Security Telephone, Delcon Corporation Jul 1961

Brochure And Cover Letter For Delcon Security Telephone, Delcon Corporation

Historical and Topical Legal Documents

No abstract provided.


Criminal Law, Lloyd W. Peterson Jul 1961

Criminal Law, Lloyd W. Peterson

Washington Law Review

Covers observations on State v. Beck on "the joint problems of delineating the function of the grand jury and the protections required to be afforded those who appear in a grand jury proceeding" and related cases.


Jurors And The Sanctity Of Their Verdicts, Lee O'Hanlon Hill Apr 1961

Jurors And The Sanctity Of Their Verdicts, Lee O'Hanlon Hill

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Drug Induced Statements, Gilbert Geis, Ernest R. Kamm Jan 1961

Drug Induced Statements, Gilbert Geis, Ernest R. Kamm

Cleveland State Law Review

No serious attempt appears to have been made to check the opinions of scientific authorities in regard to drug-induced statements, beyond a cursory survey in 1941, and the courts have gone their way without much information, often, as has been charged in other areas involving forensic psychiatry, substituting the claims of the more articulate and aggressive members of the profession for the consensus of knowledgeable opinion within the entire group. This paper, therefore, is an attempt to learn from a sample of psychiatrists the present state of professional belief about the legal value and reliability of barbiturate drugs in forensic …


Recent Ohio Procedure Changes, Lee E. Skeel Jan 1961

Recent Ohio Procedure Changes, Lee E. Skeel

Cleveland State Law Review

It might be well to begin by giving consideration to the recent cases dealing with appellate procedure, before considering statutory changes. The questions of when a motion for new trial tolls the time for giving notice of appeal, and what constitutes a final order, have been given consideration in recent cases.


Constitutional Law - Search And Seizure - Evidence Obtained By Unreasonable Search And Seizure Is Constitutionally Inadmissible In State Criminal Prosecutions, John B. Lieberman Iii Jan 1961

Constitutional Law - Search And Seizure - Evidence Obtained By Unreasonable Search And Seizure Is Constitutionally Inadmissible In State Criminal Prosecutions, John B. Lieberman Iii

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.