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1998

Law and Contemporary Problems

Interpretation and construction

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Eighth Amendment Meanings From The Aba’S Moratorium Resolution, Louis D. Bilionis Oct 1998

Eighth Amendment Meanings From The Aba’S Moratorium Resolution, Louis D. Bilionis

Law and Contemporary Problems

Bilionis argues that the American Bar Association's moratorium resolution on capital punishment doesn't challenge the capacity of the Eighth Amendment.


Sentenced For A “Crime” The Government Did Not Prove: Jones V. United States And The Constitutional Limitations On Factfinding By Sentencing Factors Rather Than Elements Of The Offense, Benjamin J. Priester Oct 1998

Sentenced For A “Crime” The Government Did Not Prove: Jones V. United States And The Constitutional Limitations On Factfinding By Sentencing Factors Rather Than Elements Of The Offense, Benjamin J. Priester

Law and Contemporary Problems

Priester argues that the Constitution does restrict the power of the legislature by requiring that certain facts be proved as elements of the offense. He notes the Supreme Court's missed opportunity in "Jones v. United States" to adopt the test proposed by Justice Scalia.


Reallocating Interpretive Criminal-Lawmaking Power Within The Executive Branch, Dan M. Kahan Jan 1998

Reallocating Interpretive Criminal-Lawmaking Power Within The Executive Branch, Dan M. Kahan

Law and Contemporary Problems

A strategy for regaining control of federal criminal law, the reallocation of interpretive criminal law-making power within the Executive Branch, is discussed.