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Jailing The Innocent: The Plight Of The Material Witness, Ronald L. Carlson
Jailing The Innocent: The Plight Of The Material Witness, Ronald L. Carlson
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Unknown to many lawyers, American legal history is marred with numerous recorded episodes of extended imprisonment of innocent American citizens. Frequently guiltless of any offense, these citizens are held because they happen to be witnesses to a crime and are financially unable to post a bond to insure their appearance to testify at the trial of the person accused of committing it. Not simply a feature of law from a bygone era, these incidents of imprisonment continue to arise today. Occasionally, a situation occurs wherein the man accused of the crime is released on bail and spends his time before …
An Unprincipled Decision On A Will, Alan Watson
An Unprincipled Decision On A Will, Alan Watson
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In this article Professor Alan Watson reviews the decision of Alfenus from Ancient Rome (D.28.5.45 Alfenus 5 dig).