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The Mandatory Death Penalty In The Commonwealth Caribbean And The Inter-American Human Rights System: An Evolution In The Development And Implementation Of International Human Rights Protections, Brian D. Tittemore Dec 2004

The Mandatory Death Penalty In The Commonwealth Caribbean And The Inter-American Human Rights System: An Evolution In The Development And Implementation Of International Human Rights Protections, Brian D. Tittemore

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Misplaced Furor Over The Feeney Amendment As A Threat To Judicial Independence, David P. Mason Nov 2004

Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Misplaced Furor Over The Feeney Amendment As A Threat To Judicial Independence, David P. Mason

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Section 5: Criminal Procedure, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Oct 2004

Section 5: Criminal Procedure, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

Supreme Court Preview

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Escaping A Rigid Analysis: The Shift To A Fact-Based Approach For Crime Of Violence Inquiries Involving Escape Offenses, Timothy W. Castor Oct 2004

Escaping A Rigid Analysis: The Shift To A Fact-Based Approach For Crime Of Violence Inquiries Involving Escape Offenses, Timothy W. Castor

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Should Juvenile Adjudications Count As Prior Convictions For Apprendi Purposes?, Jeremy W. Hochberg Feb 2004

Should Juvenile Adjudications Count As Prior Convictions For Apprendi Purposes?, Jeremy W. Hochberg

William & Mary Law Review

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Without Charge: Assessing The Due Process Rights Of Unindicted Co-Conspirators, Ira Robbins Jan 2004

Without Charge: Assessing The Due Process Rights Of Unindicted Co-Conspirators, Ira Robbins

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The grand jury practice of naming individuals as unindicted co-conspirators routinely results in injury to reputations,lost employment opportunities, and a practical inability to run for public office. Yet, because these individuals are not parties to a criminal trial, they have neither the right to present evidence northe opportunity to clear their names. Thus, Professor Robbins argues that the practice violates the Fifth Amendment guarantee that “[n]o person shall . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property,without due process of law[.]” While prosecutors may offer many justifications to support the practice of namingunindicted co-conspirators, these reasons do not withstand …


A “Special Need” For Change: Fourth Amendment Problems And Solutions Regarding Dna Databanking, Brendan Burke Dec 2003

A “Special Need” For Change: Fourth Amendment Problems And Solutions Regarding Dna Databanking, Brendan Burke

Brendan Burke

Every state and the federal government have laws mandating DNA sampling from certain criminal offenders. Convicts’ DNA information is then stored in state and nationwide databanks for use in investigating crimes that the convicts might commit in the future. Law enforcement professionals applaud this system; civil libertarians abhor it. Because this is essentially a seizure of blood without probable cause, mandatory DNA sampling has been subject to close Fourth Amendment scrutiny. Courts have traditionally upheld mandatory DNA sampling statutes under the special-needs exception to the Fourth Amendment’s probable cause requirement, a doctrine that allows for administrative or regulatory searches if …


Without Charge: Assessing The Due Process Rights Of Unindicted Co-Conspirators, Ira P. Robbins Dec 2003

Without Charge: Assessing The Due Process Rights Of Unindicted Co-Conspirators, Ira P. Robbins

Ira P. Robbins

The grand jury practice of naming individuals as unindicted co-conspirators routinely results in injury to reputations,lost employment opportunities, and a practical inability to run for public office. Yet, because these individuals are not parties to a criminal trial, they have neither the right to present evidence nor
the opportunity to clear their names. Thus, Professor Robbins argues that the practice violates the Fifth Amendment guarantee that “[n]o person shall . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property,
without due process of law[.]” While prosecutors may offer many justifications to support the practice of naming
unindicted co-conspirators, these reasons …