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Criminal Court, New York County, People V. Dejesus, Justin Goldberg May 2014

Criminal Court, New York County, People V. Dejesus, Justin Goldberg

Touro Law Review

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Collateral Damage: America's Failure To Forgive Or Forget In The War On Crime: A Roadmap To Restore Rights And Status After Arrest Or Conviction, National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Jenny M. Roberts May 2014

Collateral Damage: America's Failure To Forgive Or Forget In The War On Crime: A Roadmap To Restore Rights And Status After Arrest Or Conviction, National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Jenny M. Roberts

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The Quest For Finality: Five Stories Of White Collar Criminal Prosecution, Lucian E. Dervan Jan 2014

The Quest For Finality: Five Stories Of White Collar Criminal Prosecution, Lucian E. Dervan

Law Faculty Scholarship

In this symposium article, Professor Dervan examines the issue of finality and sentencing. In considering this issue, he argues that prosecutors, defendants, and society as a whole are drawn to the concept of finality in various ways during criminal adjudications. Further, far from an aspirational summit, he argues that some outgrowths of this quest for finality could be destructive and, in fact, obstructive to some of the larger goals of our criminal justice system, including the pursuit of truth and the protection of the innocent. Given the potential abstraction of these issues, Professor Dervan decided to discuss the possible consequences …


Employment Discrimination Against Ex-Offenders: The Promise And Limits Of Title Vii Disparate Impact Theory, Tammy R. Pettinato Jan 2014

Employment Discrimination Against Ex-Offenders: The Promise And Limits Of Title Vii Disparate Impact Theory, Tammy R. Pettinato

Marquette Law Review

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The Quest For Finality: Five Stories Of White Collar Criminal Prosecution, Lucian Dervan Dec 2013

The Quest For Finality: Five Stories Of White Collar Criminal Prosecution, Lucian Dervan

Lucian E Dervan

In this symposium article, Professor Dervan examines the issue of finality and sentencing. In considering this issue, he argues that prosecutors, defendants, and society as a whole are drawn to the concept of finality in various ways during criminal adjudications. Further, far from an aspirational summit, he argues that some outgrowths of this quest for finality could be destructive and, in fact, obstructive to some of the larger goals of our criminal justice system, including the pursuit of truth and the protection of the innocent.

Given the potential abstraction of these issues, Professor Dervan decided to discuss the possible consequences …