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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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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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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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The Key-Man System For Composing Jury Lists In West Virginia--The Story Of Abuse, The Case For Reform, Charles R. Disalvo Jan 1985

The Key-Man System For Composing Jury Lists In West Virginia--The Story Of Abuse, The Case For Reform, Charles R. Disalvo

West Virginia Law Review

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Juries, Susan E. Morton Jan 1984

Juries, Susan E. Morton

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Jury Instructions, John M. Purcell Apr 1983

Jury Instructions, John M. Purcell

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Bowman V. Leverette: Retroactivity Of Criminal Procedure Decisions, Mary Sanders Richards, John Michael Hedges Jan 1983

Bowman V. Leverette: Retroactivity Of Criminal Procedure Decisions, Mary Sanders Richards, John Michael Hedges

West Virginia Law Review

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Communication In The Courtroom: Jury Instructions, Michael J. Farrell Sep 1982

Communication In The Courtroom: Jury Instructions, Michael J. Farrell

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Jury Instructions V. Jury Charges, J. Patrick Jones Apr 1980

Jury Instructions V. Jury Charges, J. Patrick Jones

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Streamlining Criminal Procedure In Magistrate Court, Robert Batey, Diana L. Fuller Apr 1977

Streamlining Criminal Procedure In Magistrate Court, Robert Batey, Diana L. Fuller

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Criminal Procedure--Justice Of The Peace Courts--Increased Penalty Upon Trial De Novo, Anne C. Reppert Jun 1973

Criminal Procedure--Justice Of The Peace Courts--Increased Penalty Upon Trial De Novo, Anne C. Reppert

West Virginia Law Review

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The Pauper--Short-Changed At The Jury Box, Jeffrey J. Yost Sep 1972

The Pauper--Short-Changed At The Jury Box, Jeffrey J. Yost

West Virginia Law Review

Fear of governmental domination prompted the founders of the United States to restrict governmental interference with individual liberties. Indeed, the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to prohibit tampering with preferred freedoms. One such prohibition is that no citizen can be deprived of his life, liberty or property solely upon governmental accusations. Such deprivation can follow only after determination of guilt by a jury of the individual's peers. However, West Virginia statutorily denies paupers this fundamental right to a trial by their peers. This denial constitutes an invidious discrimination violative of the equal protection clause of the Constitution.


Habeas Corpus--Applicability Of Doctrine Of Res Judicata May 1971

Habeas Corpus--Applicability Of Doctrine Of Res Judicata

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Mind Of The Juror, Stephen Ailes Apr 1938

The Mind Of The Juror, Stephen Ailes

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Problem Of Jury Instructions, Haymond Maxwell Dec 1936

The Problem Of Jury Instructions, Haymond Maxwell

West Virginia Law Review

The question of instructions to juries is a perennial problem with practitioners and judges. Having in mind the seriousness of this subject, the Judicial Council of West Virginia, some months ago, formulated a program for thorough investigation and consideration of the instructions enigma. In response to the council's request that it render assistance in the matter, the faculty of the College of Law of West Virginia University caused to be made a synopsis of all the state statutes dealing with instructions. Only a few of the states have no such statutes. Virginia is among that small number. Though I am …


Verdict--Juror's Assent--What Constitutes, Paul D. Farr Feb 1934

Verdict--Juror's Assent--What Constitutes, Paul D. Farr

West Virginia Law Review

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Relation Between Separate Instructions To The Jury, Leo Carlin Jun 1930

Relation Between Separate Instructions To The Jury, Leo Carlin

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Should The Jury System Be Abolished, T. W. A. Apr 1929

Should The Jury System Be Abolished, T. W. A.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


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.


Elimination Of General Verdicts And Instructions To Juries, Thomas H. S. Curd Apr 1927

Elimination Of General Verdicts And Instructions To Juries, Thomas H. S. Curd

West Virginia Law Review

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Special Interrogatories To The Jury--Their Nature And Purpose--Court's Discretion Relative To Their Submission, G. D. H. Feb 1927

Special Interrogatories To The Jury--Their Nature And Purpose--Court's Discretion Relative To Their Submission, G. D. H.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Abolish The Jury, J. C. Mcwhorter Jan 1923

Abolish The Jury, J. C. Mcwhorter

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.