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Proposed Legislation- Criminal Law-Proposed Revisions Of Title 18.1- Designation Of Punishment And Capital Punishment (Senate Bill No. 56)
University of Richmond Law Review
The Virginia General Assembly, during a Special Session in 1971, directed the Virginia Code Commission to revise Title 18.1, Crimes and Offenses Generally, of the Code of Virginia. Senate Bill No. 562 was adopted in essentially the same form as the Code Commission's revisions, however, due to the lack of time, the bill was carried over until the next session. This article will analyze several areas contained in Senate Bill No. 56: Designation of Punishment and Capital Punishment.
Criminal Law-Evidence--Confession To Polygraph Operator Prior To Actual Test Held Admissible
Criminal Law-Evidence--Confession To Polygraph Operator Prior To Actual Test Held Admissible
University of Richmond Law Review
Rules of evidence governing the admissibility of confessions have devel- oped gradually throughout the history of Anglo-American jurisprudence. Initially any confession was admissible regardless of the methods by which it was obtained. The basic consideration was that the evidence admitted be truthful and reliable. To protect the integrity of judicial proceedings, safeguards were later developed to insure the reliability of confessions by a determination of the voluntariness with which they were given. Courts have struggled with the problem of formulating a workable definition of voluntariness and have not yet developed a uniform substantive test.
Revision Of Virginia's Criminal Code
Revision Of Virginia's Criminal Code
University of Richmond Law Review
On October 1, 1975 the criminal justice system of the Commonwealth of Virginia began to operate under revised codes of criminal law and procedure. Enacted during the last legislative session, Titles 18.2 and 19.2 contain an impressive array of new laws with which judges, lawyers, and law enforcement officers should quickly become familiar. In many instances, these new laws go far beyond recodification of existing laws. Several represent substantive changes which are quite controversial and remain hotly debated since the close of the legislative session.