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Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Criminal Law And Procedure, Steven D. Benjamin
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Criminal Law And Procedure, Steven D. Benjamin
University of Richmond Law Review
During the past year, the Virginia Court of Appeals continued to be the primary contributor to the development of substantive and procedural criminal law in Virginia. As it has in years past, the court ruled on numerous Fourth Amendment questions, particularly with respect to investigatory detention. Other significant rulings dealt with double jeopardy, discovery, due process, and trial procedure.
Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights In The 1990s: Is The Supreme Court Now More Responsive To "Contemporaneous Standards Of Decency"?, L. Allan Parrott Jr.
Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights In The 1990s: Is The Supreme Court Now More Responsive To "Contemporaneous Standards Of Decency"?, L. Allan Parrott Jr.
University of Richmond Law Review
The Eighth Amendment prohibits, among other things, "cruel and unusual punishment." In the prison context, the United States Supreme Court historically applied this clause solely to protect prisoners from unfair sentences. It was not until 1976, 185 years after the adoption of the Eighth Amendment that the Supreme Court found cruel and unusual punishment protections to apply to events or conditions experienced by prisoners during incarceration. In Estelle v. Gamble, the Court granted Eighth Amendment protections to a prisoner alleging deprivations during imprisonment. After 1976, the Court seemed to move away from the "hands-off' doctrine, which traditionally granted deference to …
University Of Richmond Law Review
University Of Richmond Law Review
University of Richmond Law Review
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