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Criminals Behind The Veil: Political Philosophy And Punishment, Chad Flanders
Criminals Behind The Veil: Political Philosophy And Punishment, Chad Flanders
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
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Eric Holder's Recent Curtailment Of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing, Its Implications, And Prospects For Effective Reform, Alan Dahl
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
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Taking Mistakes Seriously, Paul J. Larkin Jr.
Taking Mistakes Seriously, Paul J. Larkin Jr.
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
Part I of this article discusses the principle that mistake or ignorance of the law is no excuse. It is settled law that no one can defend against a criminal charge on the grounds that he did not intend to flout the law and, at worst, made only a reasonable, honest mistake as to what he was free to do. Part II examines several areas in which the law does precisely the opposite by repeatedly manifesting a willingness to forgive reasonable mistakes by one or more actors in the criminal justice system. Part III then asks whether the developments discussed …
The Swinging Pendulum Of Sentencing Reform: Political Actors Regulating District Court Discretion, Lydia Brashear Tiede
The Swinging Pendulum Of Sentencing Reform: Political Actors Regulating District Court Discretion, Lydia Brashear Tiede
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
No abstract provided.
Cunningham V. California: The U.S. Supreme Court Painted Into A Corner, Jacob Strain
Cunningham V. California: The U.S. Supreme Court Painted Into A Corner, Jacob Strain
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
No abstract provided.
Who Makes The Call On Capital Punishment? How Ring V. Arizona Clarifies The Apprendi Rule And The Implications On Capital Sentencing , Sim?N Cantarero
Who Makes The Call On Capital Punishment? How Ring V. Arizona Clarifies The Apprendi Rule And The Implications On Capital Sentencing , Sim?N Cantarero
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
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Crime And Punishment: The Eighth Amendment's Proportionality Guarantee After Harmlin V. Michigan, John C. Rooker
Crime And Punishment: The Eighth Amendment's Proportionality Guarantee After Harmlin V. Michigan, John C. Rooker
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
No abstract provided.