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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.


Supreme Court Decisions: A Suit Of Armor, Roxane Nass Sokolove Jan 1979

Supreme Court Decisions: A Suit Of Armor, Roxane Nass Sokolove

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Authority Of The House Of Representatives To Expell A Member, Thomas J. Sehler Jan 1979

Authority Of The House Of Representatives To Expell A Member, Thomas J. Sehler

University of Baltimore Law Forum

This report summarizes the historical and legal precedents respecting the power of the House of Representatives to expel one of its Members. There exists no constitutional provision, federal statute, House rule, or precedent which is totally dispositive of the issue. Instances in which the House has expelled Members number three, all occuring in the 37th Congress.


Toward The Abolition Of Interspousal Tort Immunity, Michael N. Gambrill Jan 1979

Toward The Abolition Of Interspousal Tort Immunity, Michael N. Gambrill

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Hypnosis And The Law Symposium, Robin Goodenough Jan 1979

Hypnosis And The Law Symposium, Robin Goodenough

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Decisions: Pen Register Not A "Search", T. Scott Basik Jan 1979

Supreme Court Decisions: Pen Register Not A "Search", T. Scott Basik

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Decisions: The Press V. The Prosecution, Charles F. Chester Jan 1979

Supreme Court Decisions: The Press V. The Prosecution, Charles F. Chester

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


The New-Fangled Warrant, Mark Henckel Jan 1979

The New-Fangled Warrant, Mark Henckel

University of Baltimore Law Forum

Although the Supreme Court had applied the Fourth Amendment to state administrative searchesi involving municipal fire, health and housing inspection programs, the Court's position as to the applicability of the Fourth Amendment to federal administrative codes and procedures was unclear. The Supreme Court settled that question in Marshall u. Barlow's Inc., 436 U.S. 307 (1978).


Hypnosis As A Defense, Lu Clark Jan 1979

Hypnosis As A Defense, Lu Clark

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Maryland Inheritance Taxation Of Testamentary Options To Purchase, William M. Simmons Jan 1979

Maryland Inheritance Taxation Of Testamentary Options To Purchase, William M. Simmons

University of Baltimore Law Review

This Article examines a Kent County, Maryland Circuit Court opinion, the rationale of which leads to a result arguably at odds with the purpose of Maryland inheritance tax law. The author, after a review of relevant extra jurisdictional case law, offers suggestions for judicial and legislative remedial action.


University Of Baltimore Law Review Volume 8 Number 2 (Winter 1979) Front Matter Jan 1979

University Of Baltimore Law Review Volume 8 Number 2 (Winter 1979) Front Matter

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


Casenotes: Civil Procedure — Quasi-In-Rem Jurisdiction — Attachment — Insurer's Obligations To Defend And Indemnify Insured Not Attachable For Purposes Of Jurisdiction. Belcher V. Government Employees' Insurance Co., 282 Md. 718, 387 A.2d 770 (1978), Harry C. Storm Jan 1979

Casenotes: Civil Procedure — Quasi-In-Rem Jurisdiction — Attachment — Insurer's Obligations To Defend And Indemnify Insured Not Attachable For Purposes Of Jurisdiction. Belcher V. Government Employees' Insurance Co., 282 Md. 718, 387 A.2d 770 (1978), Harry C. Storm

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


Mischief With Malice: A Review Of Liability For Punitive Damages And The Insured's Right To Indemnity Against An Exemplary Award, Mark C. Treanor Jan 1979

Mischief With Malice: A Review Of Liability For Punitive Damages And The Insured's Right To Indemnity Against An Exemplary Award, Mark C. Treanor

University of Baltimore Law Review

This Article begins with an examination of the law of punitive damages, both in Maryland and in other jurisdictions. The author then discusses the question of whether an insured has a right to indemnity against a punitive award, focusing on the issues of insurance policy construction and public policy. A detailed analysis of a recent Maryland opinion on the subject is undertaken, and the author concludes with several recommendations for the Maryland judiciary and the legislature.


Casenotes: Admiralty — Collision Damages — Fourth Circuit Holds That A Time Charterer May Recover Hire Paid During Detention From The Vessel At Fault. Venore Transportation Co. V. M/V Struma, 583 F.2d 708 (4th Cir. 1978), David Eugene Rice Jan 1979

Casenotes: Admiralty — Collision Damages — Fourth Circuit Holds That A Time Charterer May Recover Hire Paid During Detention From The Vessel At Fault. Venore Transportation Co. V. M/V Struma, 583 F.2d 708 (4th Cir. 1978), David Eugene Rice

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews: Watergate And The Constitution, Ilona Modly Hogan, Lawrence J. Hogan Jan 1979

Book Reviews: Watergate And The Constitution, Ilona Modly Hogan, Lawrence J. Hogan

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews: Copyright Handbook, Joseph Scafetta Jr. Jan 1979

Book Reviews: Copyright Handbook, Joseph Scafetta Jr.

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


Casenotes: Torts — Interspousal Immunity — Maryland Abrogates Interspousal Immunity In Cases Of Outrageous Intentional Torts. Lusby V. Lusby, 283 Md. 334, 390 A.2d 77 (1978), Judith Bette Becker, Richard D. Caplan Jan 1979

Casenotes: Torts — Interspousal Immunity — Maryland Abrogates Interspousal Immunity In Cases Of Outrageous Intentional Torts. Lusby V. Lusby, 283 Md. 334, 390 A.2d 77 (1978), Judith Bette Becker, Richard D. Caplan

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


Comment: The Constitutionality Of Medical Malpractice Mediation Panels: A Maryland Perspective, Matthew Zimmerman Jan 1979

Comment: The Constitutionality Of Medical Malpractice Mediation Panels: A Maryland Perspective, Matthew Zimmerman

University of Baltimore Law Review

The recent rapid rise in medical malpractice insurance rates has engendered a proliferation of state activity designed to cope with the problem. This Comment analyzes the Constitutional challenges made to the medical malpractice mediation panels adopted by various state legislatures. The author concludes, in light of the decision in Attorney General v. Johnson upholding the somewhat unique Maryland Health Care Malpractice Claims Act, that it is likely that most such plans could withstand Constitutional attack.


University Of Baltimore Law Review Volume 8 Number 3 (Spring 1979) Front Matter Jan 1979

University Of Baltimore Law Review Volume 8 Number 3 (Spring 1979) Front Matter

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


Casenotes: Evidence — Scientific Evidence — Spectrographic Voice Identification Held Inadmissible Pending The General Acceptance Of The Technique By The Scientific Community. Reed V. State, 283 Md. 374, 391 A.2d 364 (1978), Daniel R. Anderson Jan 1979

Casenotes: Evidence — Scientific Evidence — Spectrographic Voice Identification Held Inadmissible Pending The General Acceptance Of The Technique By The Scientific Community. Reed V. State, 283 Md. 374, 391 A.2d 364 (1978), Daniel R. Anderson

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews: Children's Rights: Contemporary Perspectives, Suzanne Posner Jan 1979

Book Reviews: Children's Rights: Contemporary Perspectives, Suzanne Posner

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


Behavioral Study Of Justice Goldberg And The Supreme Court, David Hanley Jan 1979

Behavioral Study Of Justice Goldberg And The Supreme Court, David Hanley

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Addendum To The Baltimore City States Attorney's Office: The Sex Offense Task Force, Ron Byrd Jan 1979

Addendum To The Baltimore City States Attorney's Office: The Sex Offense Task Force, Ron Byrd

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Getting The Bucks You Need: An Alternative Solution, Richard L. Gershberg Jan 1979

Getting The Bucks You Need: An Alternative Solution, Richard L. Gershberg

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


A Visit With The Chairman Of The Presidium: Russian Law And Logic, Robin Goodenough Jan 1979

A Visit With The Chairman Of The Presidium: Russian Law And Logic, Robin Goodenough

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Complete With Accessories, James F. Kuhn Jan 1979

Complete With Accessories, James F. Kuhn

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Licensee, Invitee And Trespasser: Archaic Classes?, Ronald Frank Greenbaum Jan 1979

Licensee, Invitee And Trespasser: Archaic Classes?, Ronald Frank Greenbaum

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Residual Hearsay Exceptions & Confrontation: Continuing Constitutional Dilemma, Thomas G. Ross Jan 1979

Residual Hearsay Exceptions & Confrontation: Continuing Constitutional Dilemma, Thomas G. Ross

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Viva Cepeda! Products Liability And Employee Protection, John Jeffrey Ross Jan 1979

Viva Cepeda! Products Liability And Employee Protection, John Jeffrey Ross

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


"Illegal Motion", Jeffrey Kluger Jan 1979

"Illegal Motion", Jeffrey Kluger

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.