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The Costs Of Separation: Incarcerated Mothers And The Socioeconomic Benefits Of Community-Based Alternatives For Nonviolent Offenders, Rahgan Jensen Mar 2021

The Costs Of Separation: Incarcerated Mothers And The Socioeconomic Benefits Of Community-Based Alternatives For Nonviolent Offenders, Rahgan Jensen

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Re-Victimization Of Domestic Violence Victims, Angela De La Garza Nov 2020

Re-Victimization Of Domestic Violence Victims, Angela De La Garza

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Omg - Not Something To Lol About: The Unintended Results Of Disallowing Warrantless Searches Of Cell Phones Incident To A Lawful Arrest Comments, Parker Jenkins Apr 2017

Omg - Not Something To Lol About: The Unintended Results Of Disallowing Warrantless Searches Of Cell Phones Incident To A Lawful Arrest Comments, Parker Jenkins

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Criminals Behind The Veil: Political Philosophy And Punishment, Chad Flanders Nov 2016

Criminals Behind The Veil: Political Philosophy And Punishment, Chad Flanders

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Eric Holder's Recent Curtailment Of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing, Its Implications, And Prospects For Effective Reform, Alan Dahl Nov 2014

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. Jul 2013

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 …


An "Objectively Reasonable" Criticism Of The Doctrine Of Qualified Immunity In Excessive Force Cases Brought Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Philip Sheng Mar 2012

An "Objectively Reasonable" Criticism Of The Doctrine Of Qualified Immunity In Excessive Force Cases Brought Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Philip Sheng

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

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The Swinging Pendulum Of Sentencing Reform: Political Actors Regulating District Court Discretion, Lydia Brashear Tiede May 2009

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.


Police Corruption Control In Hong Kong And New York City: A Dilemma Of Checks And Balances In Combating Corruption, Jinhua Cheng Mar 2009

Police Corruption Control In Hong Kong And New York City: A Dilemma Of Checks And Balances In Combating Corruption, Jinhua Cheng

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Cunningham V. California: The U.S. Supreme Court Painted Into A Corner, Jacob Strain Mar 2008

Cunningham V. California: The U.S. Supreme Court Painted Into A Corner, Jacob Strain

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Hudson V. Michigan: "Knock-And-Announce" — An Outdated Rule?, J. Spencer Clark May 2007

Hudson V. Michigan: "Knock-And-Announce" — An Outdated Rule?, J. Spencer Clark

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Expanding Terry: Compulsory Identification In Hiibel V. Sixth Judicial District Court, Humbolt County , Trevor Hickey Mar 2005

Expanding Terry: Compulsory Identification In Hiibel V. Sixth Judicial District Court, Humbolt County , Trevor Hickey

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Eighteenth Century Public Humiliation Penalties In Twenty-First Century America: The "Shameful" Return Of "Scarlet Letter" Punishments In U.S. V. Gementera, Paul Ziel Mar 2005

Eighteenth Century Public Humiliation Penalties In Twenty-First Century America: The "Shameful" Return Of "Scarlet Letter" Punishments In U.S. V. Gementera, Paul Ziel

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 Mar 2003

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

No abstract provided.


Comparing Children To The Mentally Retarded: How The Decision In Atkins V. Virginia Will Affect The Execution Of Jevenile Offenders , Robin M. A. Weeks Mar 2003

Comparing Children To The Mentally Retarded: How The Decision In Atkins V. Virginia Will Affect The Execution Of Jevenile Offenders , Robin M. A. Weeks

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


The Meaning Of The "Unnecessary Rigor" Provision In The Utah Constitution, James G. Mclaren Mar 1996

The Meaning Of The "Unnecessary Rigor" Provision In The Utah Constitution, James G. Mclaren

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Dying To Get Out: A Study On The Necessity, Importance, And Effectiveness Of Prison Early Release Programs For Elderly Inmates And Inmates Suffering From Hiv Disease And Other Terminal-Centered Illnesses, Susan Lundstrom May 1994

Dying To Get Out: A Study On The Necessity, Importance, And Effectiveness Of Prison Early Release Programs For Elderly Inmates And Inmates Suffering From Hiv Disease And Other Terminal-Centered Illnesses, Susan Lundstrom

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Justice Blackmun's Eighth Amendment Pilgrimage, D. Grier Stephenson Jr. Mar 1994

Justice Blackmun's Eighth Amendment Pilgrimage, D. Grier Stephenson Jr.

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Crime And Punishment: The Eighth Amendment's Proportionality Guarantee After Harmlin V. Michigan, John C. Rooker Mar 1992

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.


Limiting Incarceration For Civil Contempt In Child Custody Cases, David J. Harmer May 1990

Limiting Incarceration For Civil Contempt In Child Custody Cases, David J. Harmer

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Is There A Rational Justification For Punishing An Accomplished Crime More Severely Than An Attempted Crime? A Comment On Prof. Dr. Björn Burkhardt's Paper, Mordechai Kremnitzer Mar 1990

Is There A Rational Justification For Punishing An Accomplished Crime More Severely Than An Attempted Crime? A Comment On Prof. Dr. Björn Burkhardt's Paper, Mordechai Kremnitzer

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.