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An Analysis Of The Legal And Practical Implications Of The Potential Increased Participation In Jury Service By Racial Minorities In The U.S. Criminal Justice System, Brian Keith Leonard Apr 2015

An Analysis Of The Legal And Practical Implications Of The Potential Increased Participation In Jury Service By Racial Minorities In The U.S. Criminal Justice System, Brian Keith Leonard

West Virginia Law Review

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Politicizing Crime And Punishment: Redefining "Justice" To Fight The "War On Prisoners", Craig Haney Jan 2012

Politicizing Crime And Punishment: Redefining "Justice" To Fight The "War On Prisoners", Craig Haney

West Virginia Law Review

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The Early Demise Of Early Release, Cecelia Klingele Jan 2012

The Early Demise Of Early Release, Cecelia Klingele

West Virginia Law Review

Reversing the tough-on-crime policies that have defined American criminal justice for the past two decades, cash-strapped states across the nation have begun reducing the number of people they confine in prisons and jails. In their efforts to reduce correctional populations, numerous states have passed laws that allow parole boards, prison officials, or judges to shorten the sentences of people already serving time in custody. These so-called "early release" laws have proven highly controversial and in at least three states have been repealed outright. In others, they remain on the books but have provided less savings than anticipated because of the …


What Is So "Grand" About The West Virginia Grand Jury System? A Desperate Need For Reform After The Duek Lacrosse Rape Scandal, Nicholas James Apr 2008

What Is So "Grand" About The West Virginia Grand Jury System? A Desperate Need For Reform After The Duek Lacrosse Rape Scandal, Nicholas James

West Virginia Law Review

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When A Good Idea Is Poorly Implemented: How The International Criminal Court Fails To Be Insulated From International Politics And To Protect Basic Due Process Guarantees, Andrew J. Walker Jan 2004

When A Good Idea Is Poorly Implemented: How The International Criminal Court Fails To Be Insulated From International Politics And To Protect Basic Due Process Guarantees, Andrew J. Walker

West Virginia Law Review

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Wainwright V. Witt: A New Standard For Death-Qualifying A Capital Jury, Phillip M. Stowers Sep 1985

Wainwright V. Witt: A New Standard For Death-Qualifying A Capital Jury, Phillip M. Stowers

West Virginia Law Review

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Courts--Construction Of Local Statute By Foreign Court--Survival Of Criminal Action After Corporate Dissolution, M. J. P. Feb 1956

Courts--Construction Of Local Statute By Foreign Court--Survival Of Criminal Action After Corporate Dissolution, M. J. P.

West Virginia Law Review

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Contempt--Evasion Of Criminal Process As Contempt Of Court, T. W. Arnold Feb 1928

Contempt--Evasion Of Criminal Process As Contempt Of Court, T. W. Arnold

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.