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Lawyer - Spring 1998, Seattle University School Of Law

Lawyer

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Broadly Speaking - April 27, 1998, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Broadly Speaking - April, 1998, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Broadly Speaking - March 30, 1998, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Broadly Speaking - February 17, 1998, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Broadly Speaking - January 26, 1998, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Prospective Student Information Booklet (1997-98), Florida State University College Of Law

Prospective Student Information Booklets

Booklet containing curriculum and course information for future law students.

Can Inordinate Delay Between A Death Sentence And Execution Constitute Cruel And Unusual Punishment?, Dwight Aarons

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Presumed Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Using Results Of Statistical Or Econometric Studies As Evidence, John M. Tyson

St. Thomas Law Review

This Article examines the prerequisites required before results of statistical or econometric studies based upon empirical data should be admitted into evidence in light of the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in McCleskey v. Kemp. In addition, it reviews other cases in which results of statistical studies were considered are reviewed to define and describe the methods applied. Moreover, to determine whether proper safeguards exist to justify their role in the American Justice System, the Article examines the inherent tension between traditional judicial fact-finding and admitting results of quantitative studies based on empirical data as evidence.

Is Miranda Dead, Was It Overruled, Or Is It Irrelevant, Alfredo Garcia

St. Thomas Law Review

This Article will proceed in three stages. Part I will provide the historical, social, and political backdrop to the Miranda opinion. It will discuss the pragmatic basis for the path that the Court chose to follow in Miranda. Part II will underscore the attempts to overrule Miranda and the Court's almost instant departure from its doctrinal foundation. In doing so, the argument is that the Court's retreat can be viewed in large measure as a reaction to the negative response the opinion engendered, both politically and socially. It also can be viewed as the logical outcome of the Court's need …

Publicity In High Profile Criminal Cases, H. Patrick Furman

St. Thomas Law Review

Many may wonder about the wisdom of having a criminal lawyer discuss the ethical problems associated with high profile cases. Over the past few years, the performances of criminal lawyers on the public stage have been decidedly uneven with respect to professionalism and ethical behavior. We witnessed the spectacle of People v. Simpson. There, it seemed that the lawyers spent more time in front of the camera than in front of the bench. Ironically, after the trial, half of the lawyers got their own television shows. The Simpson trial was an event which deserved to be labeled a trial only …

Another Three Strikes Law: An In Depth Look At Florida's Prisoner Releasee Reoffender Punishment Act, Desiree M. Cuason

St. Thomas Law Review

Part I of this Comment will provide a brief historical background of Florida's sentencing guidelines and present an in-depth analysis contrasting various "Three Strikes You're Out" laws throughout the nation and the Florida Act. Part II will discuss certain conflicts which may result from the passage of the Act. Part III will discuss future impact on issues such as increased workload, prison overcrowding, and the shifting of discretionary power from the judiciary to the prosecutor. Finally, Part IV will propose alternatives to further the goals of prevention and incapacitation.

G98-1366 Establishing Juvenile Diversion In Your Community, Stephen T. Russell, Susan Wood, Sara Domeier

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Juvenile diversion programs are created to divert youth from early encounters with the juvenile court system. By focusing on strengths of children in a positive youth development framework, successful diversion programs discourage delinquency and encourage stronger family and community relationships. This guide describes the issues communities need to consider in the development of a juvenile diversion program.

Each year over two million juveniles in the United States are arrested and become involved in the juvenile court system. Juvenile diversion programs have been created to divert youth from their early encounters with the juvenile court system. These programs involve the suspension …

Independent, Professional Judgment: The Essence Of Freedom, Bennett H. Brummer

St. Thomas Law Review

This Article will address the concept of professionalism from a criminal defense attorney's perspective and, more specifically, from the perspective of a public defender. The public defender mission is based on our ideals of freedom and equal justice under law. I have spent twenty-five years as a participant in, and observer of, our judicial system. Whether in government or professional circles, public defenders are often outsiders. We are often treated as the illegitimate children at the family reunion. It is from that perspective that I hope to be of some service to you.

Commentary - Co-Opting Compassion: The Federal Victim's Rights Amendment, Lynne Henderson

St. Thomas Law Review

This Commentary will explore some of the jurisprudential and practical issues by examining the nature of victims' rights and victimization. After a brief introduction to the history of victim's rights amendments in the United States, this Commentary will explore the images in the rhetoric that lead to unreflective support for victims' rights, then turn to images of justice and arguments for a particular kind of victims' rights, together with a critique of that vision. Finally, this Commentary suggests some alternative approaches and programs that promise to be more helpful to victims of crime than any constitutional amendment would be.

Another Weapon For Combating Family Violence: Prevention Of Animal Abuse, Charlotte Lacroix

Animal Law Review

Dr. Lacroix discusses the correlation between different forms of family violence and suggests that family pets are just an­other victim. Dr. Lacroix proposes that stronger animal an­ticruelty laws may be part of the solution to reducing family violence because they enhance the likelihood of detection of an offender's abusive behavior.

Broadly Speaking - November 19, 1997, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Broadly Speaking - October 15, 1997, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Broadly Speaking - September 10, 1997, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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School Of Law Commencement: August 1, 1997, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

School of Law Commencement program from August 1, 1997.

Blind Leading The "Colorblind": The Evisceration Of Affirmative Action And A Dream Still Deferred, Amy L. Knickmeier

Northern Illinois University Law Review

The age of race-conscious remedial programs is coming to its demise. This Comment analyzes the application of the Fourteenth Amendment to school desegregation decrees and affirmative action programs in higher education. Furthermore, the Comment addresses the progressively hostile attitude exemplified by the judiciary toward such programs when Constitutional violations are absent. Finally, this Comment argues that racism continues to extensively influence societal views and behaviors. Therefore, until more viable and effective solutions to racism are implemented, race-conscious affirmative action plans must survive. Consequently, the Supreme Court ought to mandate a lenient standard of review to race-based remedial programs in higher …

Broadly Speaking - April 22, 1997, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Broadly Speaking - April Fools' Day, 1997, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Canadian State Trials, Vol. 1, Michael Boudreau

Dalhousie Law Journal

In a letter to Deputy Judge Advocate Charles Gould, dated 10 April 1762, General Thomas Gage, Commander-in-Chief of British forces in North America, wrote with regard to the proceedings of the general courts martial in Montreal that "it is a Maxim held by all Civilians That no government can subsist without Law." Over half a century later in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, William Elenes filed an affidavit with the Harbour Grace Sessions Court alleging that a group of men stole some potatoes from his house. "Late in March of [ 1817]," the statement read, "John McGrath with a gun and two …

Broadly Speaking - March 10, 1997, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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The Nova Southeastern Lawyer, 1997, Volume 10, Number 2, Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad College Of Law

Nova Lawyer

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Classifying Race, Racializing Class, Fran Ansley

Scholarly Works

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Prospective Student Information Booklet (1997), Florida State University College Of Law

Prospective Student Information Booklets

Booklet containing curriculum and course information for future law students.

Inuit: Aspects Of Life Of Indigenous Peoples In Alaska, June I. Degnan

St. Thomas Law Review

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Common Roots But Modern Divergences: Aboriginal Policies In Canada And The United States, Bradford W. Morse

St. Thomas Law Review

In this essay, I will attempt to provide an overview of some of the major issues that confront Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians in their search to forge a reconciliation that overcomes historic injustices committed upon the First Peoples of the land now known as Canada and to establish a new relationship built upon trust and mutual respect. I will also offer some insights on the negotiations underway acquired from the vantage point of someone who has served as a legal advisor to many First Nations and Aboriginal organizations for sixteen years, followed by three years as chief of staff to …