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The Influence Of Jury Deliberation On Juror Perception Of Trial, Credibility, And Damage Awards, S. Femi Sonaike

BYU Law Review

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Tribal Sovereignty And The Supreme Court's 1977-1978 Term

BYU Law Review

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The Infliction Of Emotional Distress As An Independent Tort: The Necessity Of Physical Injury - Mcdowell V. Davis, 33 N.C. App. 529, 235 S.E. 2d 896 (1977), Wayne O. Clontz

North Carolina Central Law Review

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United States Supreme Court 1977-1978 Term : Criminal Law Decisions, B. J. George Jr.

BYU Law Review

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Justice John Paul Stevens : A11 Initial Assessment, Branch Y. Ball, Thomas M. Uhlma

BYU Law Review

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Federal Courts As State Reformers, Paul J. Mishkin

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Reform Of Court Rule-Making Procedures., Charles Alan Wright

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

The Expanding Role Of The West Virginia Supreme Court Of Appeals In The Review Of Workmen's Compensation Appeals, David M. Flannery, Joseph S. Beeson, M. Ann Bradley, Richard P. Goddard

West Virginia Law Review

The November elections of 1976 brought about a major change in the composition of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Three new justices, a majority of the court, were elected. The consequences of the election have been widely felt throughout the State. In no area has its impact been greater, however, than in the area of workmen's compensation law. The court has shown a great willingness to hear workmen's compensation appeals. In reviewing such appeals, the court has chosen to play an active role in the review of evidence, something generally avoided by prior courts. There has been little …

Disqalification Of Justices And The Constitutional Status Of The Judicial Budget: State Ex Rel. Bagley V. Blankenship, Kathleen Duffield

West Virginia Law Review

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Young Adults As A Cognizable Group In Jury Selection, Donald H. Zeigler

Michigan Law Review

In support of its thesis, this Article presents what the literature has failed to provide: a comprehensive analysis of the concept of cognizability and empirical data. Part I traces the history of cognizability; identifies the sources of the cross-sectional right; and defines the criteria of cognizability, drawing special attention to the interests which a designation of cognizability protects. Part I also discusses the different approaches courts have taken to cognizability and suggests several factors which may explain the many treatments of the concept.

Part II reviews the case law concerning the cognizability of young adults in particular. That Part also …

The Proposed Federal Rules Of Evidence: Of Privileges And The Division Of Rule-Making Power, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

This Note proposes that the lower federal courts accord the same binding authority to the Proposed Rules that they give those judicially promulgated procedural rules, such as the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, that have been implicitly approved by Congress.

Part I of the Note analyzes the constitutional division of the rule-making power by examining both the policy considerations involved and the relevant constitutional language and doctrines. That examination indicates that the power to establish such rules is shared by Congress and the Supreme Court. To determine when that power is appropriately exercised by one branch rather than the other, …

R. V. O'Brien – Declarations Against Penal Interest As An Exception To The Hearsay Rule, C. Beckton

Dalhousie Law Journal

The development of the law of Evidence has evolved primarily by judicial decision into a system which cannot be rationally put together in a logical whole. The rules developed in myriads of cases which later judges believed bound them by virtue of the doctrine of stare decisis, and which also demanded that they avoid the absurdities or injustices which the simple application of these rules would produce. In their efforts to avoid this problem, judges have created refinements and exceptions to the earlier rules. In recent times the courts have even occasionally departed from previous decisions with a clear statement …

Voiceprints, D. M. Stotland, G. O. Brown

Dalhousie Law Journal

The use of the voiceprint technique of speaker indentification was first suggested in 1962 by a Mr. Lawrence Kersta who was at that time a worker at the Bell Research Laboratories in the United States of America. 1 Since that time, the technique has been subject to a great deal of legal and scientific controversy in the United States. The desire of the authors to write this article stems from the fact that very recently the technique has been considered twice by courts in Canada, albeit only at the trial level.2 In both cases expert opinion based on voiceprint analysis …

The Evolution Of State Supreme Courts, Robert A. Kagan, Bliss Cartwright, Lawrence M. Friedman, Stanton Wheeler

Michigan Law Review

Part I of this Article describes in broad quantitative terms the changing relationship between the caseload of supreme courts and the population of the states in which these courts sit. Part II examines the various means states used to control supreme court caseloads, the political problems involved, and the types of courts that have resulted. Part III presents evidence that changes in court organization in response to caseload pressure are accompanied by changes in the kinds of cases state supreme courts hear, the style of their opinions, and the results of the cases.

Is Justice Delayed? A Report From The Court Administrator, C. R. Huie, G. Lawrence Jegley

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Appellate Justice, Ruggero J. Aldisert

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Justice on Appeal is a pithy analysis of the problem facing appellate courts. Dragon hunters Carrington, Meador, and Rosenberg were not content to look at the problem from an armchair. Instead, they walked to the mouth of the cave; pulled the troublesome dragon into the light, counted its teeth, measured its girth and tail, and decided neither to kill it nor kiss it. They decided to try taming it. I agree with their analysis of the specimen, its size, its growth, and the urgent necessity to bring the beast under control. I have some modest disagreements with some of their …

Justice On Appeal—One Way Or Many?, Michael E. Smith

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

After two centuries of our nation's existence, discussions of federalism are certain to sound familiar. The ground of argument has been worked so thoroughly, there is hardly a patch left unturned. Conventional watchwords suggest the competing interests: adaptability to local circumstances contrasted with efficiencies of scale, circumscribed experimentation contrasted with prevention of forum-shopping, local self-government contrasted with the cosmopolitan perspective. The most that can be done now, absent exceptional insight, is to display these choices in a fresh context.

What follows is yet another variation on the theme. It concerns the propriety, perhaps the desirability, of diversity among the federal …

The Trial Transcript—An Unnecessary Roadblock To Expeditious Appellate Review, William H. Erickson

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

A number of innovations have been made in the appellate process which expedite appeals and tend to eliminate the need for a trial transcript. The American Bar Association Standards Relating to Judicial Administration and Standards Relating to Criminal Justice have provided the procedural means for improving our entire system of criminal justice. This article explores some innovations in the appellate process which eliminate the need for a complete record on appeal and discusses the various means to obtain a record of the proceeding in the trial court.

Judicial Administration And Invisible Justice, Mary Murphy Schroeder

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

My theme here is the conflict between the visibility of the appellate judge and recent procedural changes designed to cope with the quantum leaps in the numbers and complexity of cases. I will develop that theme, first, by suggesting the ways that three of the major controls on the system, namely the selection, evaluation, and discipline of judges, depend upon the exercise of recognizable and individual judicial responsibility; second, by illustrating how this "imperative" can be undermined if devices intended to cope with increased volume are adopted without vigilance; and finally by pointing up some approaches to permit courts to …

Small Claims In Arkansas: A Judicial Comment, Joel C. Cole

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Federal Courts-Rules Of Civil Procedure-Postjudgment Motion To Intervene To Appeal Denial Of Class Certification Is Timely-United Airlines, Inc. V. Mcdonald

BYU Law Review

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Fourth Circuit Review

Washington and Lee Law Review

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A Small Claims Court For Nova Scotia - Role Of The Lawyer And The Judge, Christopher S. Axworthy

Dalhousie Law Journal

Nova Scotia is one of only three Canadian provinces without a small claims court.' The rationale behind the establishment of small claims courts throughout North America has been the need to provide access to the avenues of justice for persons with claims that are small in monetary terms and which, because of cost, complications and delay cannot be pursued through the normal court channels. Claims with low dollar values are not necessarily small to the claimants, and it can readily be appreciated that this phenomenon will be more prevalent in lower-income groups. While all small claimants are prejudiced when the …

Judicial Power—The Inherent Power Of The Courts To Compel Funding For Their Own Needs—In Re Juvenile Director, 87 Wn. 2d 232, 552 P.2d 163 (1976), John C. Taggart

Washington Law Review

In 1975, the superior court of Lincoln County, Washington, proposed that the salary of its director of juvenile services be raised by $125 per month.' The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners rejected the increase and refused to honor the subsequent order to pay it. At the show cause hearing before the Lincoln County superior court, the trial judge held that because the superior court had authority to appoint the director, it also had the inherent power to agree with him on compensation. Consequently, R.C.W. § 13.04.040, granting to the board the power to determine the director's salary, was held to …

Crisis In The Courts: Proposals For Change, Griffin B. Bell

Vanderbilt Law Review

The popular conception of the crisis in the courts focuses upon the condition of the courts and particularly upon the increasing volume of disputes that are presented for resolution. For example,Judge Ruggero J. Aldisert of the Third Circuit, one of the busiest federal circuits, has observed: "The reality is that today there is a mad rush to the Federal courts." The available statistics reflect Judge Aldisert's observation. For instance, according to the most recent report of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, record numbers of cases have been filed in the circuit and district courts during the past …

Summary Judgment In Maryland, C. Christopher Brown

Maryland Law Review

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Volume 45

Tennessee Law Review

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The Court Of Appeals Of Maryland: Roles, Work And Performance Part Ii: Craftsmanship And Decision-Making, William L. Reynolds Ii

Maryland Law Review

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Survey Of Maryland Court Of Appeals Decisions

Maryland Law Review

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A Trial Court Working With Rule 1100, Merna B. Marshall, Joseph H. Reiter

Villanova Law Review

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