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Race And Sentencing Equality In Kentucky, Robert L. Hurley Dec 1979

Race And Sentencing Equality In Kentucky, Robert L. Hurley

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Disparity in sentencing felons based on racial considerations has long has been considered a problem for civil libertarians and scholars alike. Examining data gathered in Kentucky, this thesis addresses this issue through the application of recently developed methodological techniques. Utilizing an index of sentencing equality, this study shows that while differences do exist in black and white offender offense characteristics, these differences do not account for the variations in sentences rendered in cases of white as opposed to black felons. This exploratory research reviews and critiques previous research and provides evidence which should prove useful in resolving the problem of …


Constitutional Law-Criminal Law-Pretrial Detainees May Be Subjected To Conditions Of Confinement Reasonably Related To Legitimate Government Objectives-Bell V. Wolfish, 99 S. Ct. 1861 (1979). Nov 1979

Constitutional Law-Criminal Law-Pretrial Detainees May Be Subjected To Conditions Of Confinement Reasonably Related To Legitimate Government Objectives-Bell V. Wolfish, 99 S. Ct. 1861 (1979).

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Christiania – Legal And Criminological Issues Arising From Denmark's "Social Experiment", R. Paul Davis Nov 1979

Christiania – Legal And Criminological Issues Arising From Denmark's "Social Experiment", R. Paul Davis

Dalhousie Law Journal

The Danes could hardly be accused of reticence in their approach to social policy issues. Of particular interest are their progressive approaches to crime control and treatment of offenders, including their setting up of Helstedvester, one of the world's first therapeutic community-type psychiatric prisons, and their liberality in some issues of decriminalisation. One of the most interesting criminological events to have occurred this century, however, was completely unplanned; indeed the government at various junctures in the history of the "Free City" of Christiania has stringently opposed its continued existence. The material presented in this article represents an attempt to provide …


10-31-1979 Internal Memo, Unknown Oct 1979

10-31-1979 Internal Memo, Unknown

Williams v. Brown, 446 U.S. 236 (1980)

The thoughts of the Justices are recorded.


Constitutionalizing Forfeiture Law—The German Example, James Maxeiner Oct 1979

Constitutionalizing Forfeiture Law—The German Example, James Maxeiner

All Faculty Scholarship

This article demonstrates how German criminal law has made forfeiture of objects used in crime consistent with constitutional guarantees.


Cervantes V. Walker: Custodial Interrogation In Prison, Cy A. Grant Oct 1979

Cervantes V. Walker: Custodial Interrogation In Prison, Cy A. Grant

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.


Conner V. State, 361 So.2d 774 (Fla. 4th Dist. Ct. App. 1978), Cert. Denied, 368 So. 2d 1364, Timothy C. Herbert Oct 1979

Conner V. State, 361 So.2d 774 (Fla. 4th Dist. Ct. App. 1978), Cert. Denied, 368 So. 2d 1364, Timothy C. Herbert

Florida State University Law Review

Criminal Law-SELF-DEFENSE-RETREAT-INSTRUCTION ON DEFENSE OF HOME NEED NOT BE GIVEN WHERE VICTIM AND ACCUSED ARE MEMBERS OF SAME HOUSEHOLD


Rhode Island V. Innis, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Rhode Island V. Innis, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Roberts V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Roberts V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Payton V. New York, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Payton V. New York, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


United States V. Crews, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

United States V. Crews, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Rawlings V. Kentucky, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Rawlings V. Kentucky, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


United States V. Havens, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

United States V. Havens, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Adams V. Texas, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Adams V. Texas, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Chiarella V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Chiarella V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Reid V. Georgia, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Reid V. Georgia, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


United States V. Salvucci, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

United States V. Salvucci, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


United States V. Mendenhall, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

United States V. Mendenhall, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


United States V. Payner, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

United States V. Payner, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Ybarra V. Illinois, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Ybarra V. Illinois, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Lewis V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Lewis V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Plea Bargaining: A Necessary Evil, Nancy Mcdonough Oct 1979

Plea Bargaining: A Necessary Evil, Nancy Mcdonough

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Compensating Victims Of Crime: Evolving Concept Or Dying Theory, Kathleen V. Duffield Sep 1979

Compensating Victims Of Crime: Evolving Concept Or Dying Theory, Kathleen V. Duffield

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Supplemental Voir Dire Is Required When Significant Delay Occurs Between Jury Selection And Start Of Trial., Larry E. Reed Sep 1979

Supplemental Voir Dire Is Required When Significant Delay Occurs Between Jury Selection And Start Of Trial., Larry E. Reed

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.


Failure To Relate Exculpatory Story At Pretrial Hearings May Be Used By Prosecution To Impeach Defendant's Testimony At Trial., Stephen F. White Sep 1979

Failure To Relate Exculpatory Story At Pretrial Hearings May Be Used By Prosecution To Impeach Defendant's Testimony At Trial., Stephen F. White

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.


Oliver Wendell Holmes And External Standards Of Criminal And Tort Liability: Application Of Theory On The Massachusetts Bench, William A. Lundquist Jul 1979

Oliver Wendell Holmes And External Standards Of Criminal And Tort Liability: Application Of Theory On The Massachusetts Bench, William A. Lundquist

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Does The Federal Youth Corrections Act Remove The "Leper's Bell" From Rehabilitated Offenders?, Richard S. Harnsberger Jul 1979

Does The Federal Youth Corrections Act Remove The "Leper's Bell" From Rehabilitated Offenders?, Richard S. Harnsberger

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.


". . . We Are The Living Proof . . . ", Ray Wilson Jul 1979

". . . We Are The Living Proof . . . ", Ray Wilson

Florida State University Law Review

Second Edition. By David Fogel. Chicago: Anderson Publishing Co. 1979. Pp. xxi, 338. $10.95.


Two Perspectives On Structuring Discretion: Justices Stewart And White On The Death Penalty, Larry I. Palmer Jul 1979

Two Perspectives On Structuring Discretion: Justices Stewart And White On The Death Penalty, Larry I. Palmer

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Random Stop Of A Motorist For A License Check In The Absence Of Reasonable Suspicion Is Violative Of The Fourth And Fourteenth Amendments., Laurence S. Kurth Jun 1979

Random Stop Of A Motorist For A License Check In The Absence Of Reasonable Suspicion Is Violative Of The Fourth And Fourteenth Amendments., Laurence S. Kurth

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.