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Radical Criminology And The Law Reform Commission Of Canada – A Reply To Professor M. R. Goode, John Barnes, Randal Marlin
Radical Criminology And The Law Reform Commission Of Canada – A Reply To Professor M. R. Goode, John Barnes, Randal Marlin
Dalhousie Law Journal
Professor M. R. Goode' has recently attacked the criminal law work of the Law Reform Commission of Canada as "profoundly unsatisfactory" ' because the Commission has apparently adopted an outmoded theory of the criminal process. He maintains that the approach of the Commission has been vitiated by ... what may be loosely called a liberal-positivist ideology, which fails to question the most fundamental bases of the criminal process in a democratic capitalist society and the faiths which underlie them. This failing to question or to-give written consideration to current criticisms of this ideology has led, in Goode's view, to "the …
A Critique Of The Proposed West Virginia Criminal Code, Robert Batey, Jay Montgomery Brown
A Critique Of The Proposed West Virginia Criminal Code, Robert Batey, Jay Montgomery Brown
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Turner V. State, 340 So. 2d 132 (Fla. 2d Dist. Ct. App. 1976), Melanie Hines Alford
Turner V. State, 340 So. 2d 132 (Fla. 2d Dist. Ct. App. 1976), Melanie Hines Alford
Florida State University Law Review
Criminal Law- ETHICS- PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE IS A "LAW FIRM" FOR PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER CONFLICT EXISTS IN REPRESENTATION OF CODEFENDANTS.
Burgess V. State, 313 So. 2d 479 (Fla. 2d Dist. Ct. App. 1975), Cert. Denied, 326 So. 2d 441 (Fla. 1976), Wilbert Stevenson, Jr.
Burgess V. State, 313 So. 2d 479 (Fla. 2d Dist. Ct. App. 1975), Cert. Denied, 326 So. 2d 441 (Fla. 1976), Wilbert Stevenson, Jr.
Florida State University Law Review
Criminal Law- ARREST- COURT UPHOLDS THE RIGHT TO RESIST AN UNLAWFUL ARREST, BUT ISSUE SHOULD BE REVISITED UNDER NEW STATUTE.
Diminished Capacity-Recent Decisions And An Analytical Approach, Robert P. Bryant, Corbin B. Hume
Diminished Capacity-Recent Decisions And An Analytical Approach, Robert P. Bryant, Corbin B. Hume
Vanderbilt Law Review
The concept of diminished capacity allows a defendant in a criminal case to prove, usually by presenting psychiatrists who testify that he suffered from an abnormal mental condition, that he was unable to entertain the particular mens rea required for conviction.' Although courts historically have been reluctant to admit such testimony, in recent years a growing number of jurisdictions have recognized the concept of diminished capacity. Recent decisions in Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and North Carolina, as well as recently adopted statutes in ten other jurisdictions,illustrate the evidentiary, social, and constitutional issues raised by the concept of diminished capacity. …
The New Regime Of Labor Relations Crimes In Trinidad And Tobago, Chuks Okpaluba
The New Regime Of Labor Relations Crimes In Trinidad And Tobago, Chuks Okpaluba
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Interim Provisions Of The Speedy Trial Act: An Invitation To Flee?, Greta Glavis Keenoy
The Interim Provisions Of The Speedy Trial Act: An Invitation To Flee?, Greta Glavis Keenoy
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Criminal Law - Right To Counsel - Custodial Criminal Defendant May Not Waive Right To Counsel In The Absence Of His Court-Appointed Attorney, Stuart J. Feld
Criminal Law - Right To Counsel - Custodial Criminal Defendant May Not Waive Right To Counsel In The Absence Of His Court-Appointed Attorney, Stuart J. Feld
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This case note examines the New York Court of Appeals' decision in People v. Hobson, 39 N.Y.2d 479, 348 N.E.2d 894, 384 N.Y.S.2d 419 (1976), which held that once a counsel has been engaged in a criminal proceeding a defendant may not waive his right to counsel when his lawyer is not present. The case note discusses the evolution in protection levels afforded defendants in New York as well as in decisions by the United States Supreme Court and suggests that the Hobson decision's impact is enormous as it resurrects two important pro-defendant rules that were previously overruled. The Hobson …
Criminal Law - Counsel - Court-Appointed Attorney Held Absolutely Immune From Suit Under Federal Civil Rights Statute, William A. Cahill, Jr.
Criminal Law - Counsel - Court-Appointed Attorney Held Absolutely Immune From Suit Under Federal Civil Rights Statute, William A. Cahill, Jr.
Fordham Urban Law Journal
E. George Minns, a Virginia state prisoner, brought an action against his court-appointed attorney, alleging that his attorney, while acting under color of state law, had deprived him of rights guaranteed under the fourteenth amendment of the United States Constitution. Specifically, Minns alleged that his court-appointed attorney denied him assistance in filing a petition for habeas corpus. Minns brought the suit under section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act, which gives a private right of action against every person who, under color of law, deprives another person of his or her Constitutional rights, privileges, or immunities. The district court dismissed …
Note: Constitutional Chellanges To New York's Youthful Offender Statute, John M. Tyd
Note: Constitutional Chellanges To New York's Youthful Offender Statute, John M. Tyd
Fordham Urban Law Journal
New York's Youthful Offender Statute has been described as "humane and progressive legislation intended for the benefit of a youth who makes his first mistake and that he should not be branded as a criminal therefor..." In keeping with this philosophy, the statute provides a system whereby a youth (i.e., an individual between the ages of sixteen and eighteen) can avoid the serious consequences which result from being convicted of a crime. Upon determination that youthful offender status should be granted, the conviction is vacated and replaced with a youthful offender finding. Prior to 1975, those youths indicted for crimes …
Book Review: Denial Of Justice: Criminal Process In The United States, Thomas G. Roth
Book Review: Denial Of Justice: Criminal Process In The United States, Thomas G. Roth
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Thomas G. Roth reviews Denial of Justice: Criminal Process in the United States by Lloyd L. Weinreb. In his book, Lloyd L. Weinreb argues persuasively that American criminal process not only falls short of being the best there is, but it denies us a system which we can properly call "just." Weinreb's work is divided into two sections. The first part, which comprises the bulk of the book, explains how criminal process works and, more significantly, how it has failed to achieve effectively the goals for which it was developed. In the second part, he describes in general theory an …