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Constitutional Law--Due Process And The Bill Of Rights--Self-Incrimination, F. William Hutchinson
Constitutional Law--Due Process And The Bill Of Rights--Self-Incrimination, F. William Hutchinson
Michigan Law Review
In the course of evolving workable doctrines which give substance and meaning to the skeletal phrase "due process of law" as used in the Fourteenth Amendment to limit state action, the Supreme Court has frequently been called on to determine the scope of the several prohibitions and guarantees of the Bill of Rights of the federal Constitution. This general problem, and more particularly the application of the Fifth Amendment self-incrimination clause to state criminal proceedings, was again presented in a recent case and resulted in a sharp division of opinion within the Court.
The Function Of Will Contests, Lewis M. Simes
The Function Of Will Contests, Lewis M. Simes
Michigan Law Review
To anyone steeped in the doctrines of the common law there is something anomalous about the will contest. First, the will is duly admitted to probate in a proceeding which is almost universally conceded to be judicial. Then at a subsequent time a so-called contest is brought by the heir, in which the precise proposition determined on the probate is retried. In most jurisdictions the heir is not bound to make any sort of a showing to entitle him to contest. He need not allege newly discovered evidence. He need not submit any evidence of · fraud or mistake. Indeed, …
Review: Stephen J. Field: Craftsman Of Tbe Law., Everett S. Brown
Review: Stephen J. Field: Craftsman Of Tbe Law., Everett S. Brown
Michigan Law Review
A Review of: STEPHEN J. FIELD: CRAFTSMAN OF TBE LAW