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Alcoholism As A Medicolegal Problem, John M. Macdonald Jan 1962

Alcoholism As A Medicolegal Problem, John M. Macdonald

Cleveland State Law Review

Medico-legal aspects of alcoholism include determination ofcriminal responsibility, medical evaluation of drunken drivers, interpretation of chemical tests of intoxication and the involuntary commitment of alcoholics to mental hospitals. The policymaking functions of attorneys, both in public positions such as membership in the legislature, and in private practice demand knowledge of the origins, course and social consequences of the disease.


Book Review, Marc D. Gleisser Jan 1962

Book Review, Marc D. Gleisser

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing Henry B. Rothblatt, Successful Techniques in the Trial of Criminal Cases, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1961


Book Review, Jack F. Smith Jan 1961

Book Review, Jack F. Smith

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing James Jackson Kilpatrick, The Smut Peddlers, Doubleday & Co., 1960


Should Ohio Abolish Capital Punishment, Richard J. Goetz Jan 1961

Should Ohio Abolish Capital Punishment, Richard J. Goetz

Cleveland State Law Review

In view of all the controversy surrounding this topic, it is interesting to review the history of the death penalty in Ohio, in other states, and elsewhere in the world.


Freedom From Obscenity, Norman A. Erbe, Arlo F. Craig Jr. Jan 1961

Freedom From Obscenity, Norman A. Erbe, Arlo F. Craig Jr.

Cleveland State Law Review

Interest in obscenity laws, in the reason and purpose for their being, their efficacy in achieving the ends for which they are intended, the threat their existence and enforcement pose to the freedoms of speech and press, and the attitude of the courts toward them, seems to be at a new high. Obscenity is universally condemned throughout the United States. Yet law enforcement officers who attempt to enforce obscenity laws invariably are accused of "censoring" and "book burning."' A good many of such charges come from persons whose ox is being gored-persons who have a pecuniary interest in having obscenity …


Lawyer Meets Forensic Pathologist, George E. Hall Jan 1960

Lawyer Meets Forensic Pathologist, George E. Hall

Cleveland State Law Review

Forensic medicine is that part of medical science which is employed by the legal authorities for the solution of legal problems. Theoretically all branches of medicine may be included in this definition, for the law has used them all when need has arisen, and any doctor who testifies in court in his professional capacity can be considered a practitioner of legal medicine. The forensic pathologist is a trained pathologist who concentrates his efforts on the investigation of deaths which have occurred as result of violence or under suspicious circumstances.


Book Review, Irwin N. Perr Jan 1959

Book Review, Irwin N. Perr

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing Richard W. Nice, Crime and Insanity, Philosophical Library, 1958


Proximate Cause As A Primary Element Of Fraud, Karl P. Seuthe Jan 1959

Proximate Cause As A Primary Element Of Fraud, Karl P. Seuthe

Cleveland State Law Review

The legal criterion by which fraudulent or predatory motivation is judged is not the "conscience" of the actor. Rather the external manifestations of conscience constitute the test of this motivation. Conduct, rather than subjective thought, is most frequently the standard or test employed by the community. In modern legal systems, conduct is of small significance unless it has some outward consequence which is actually or potentially harmful to the actor or others; fraud is such a consequence.


Book Review, Rathuel L. Mccollum Jan 1959

Book Review, Rathuel L. Mccollum

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing C.R.M. Cuthbert, Science and the Detection of Crime, Philosophical Library, Inc., 1958


Book Review, Jack F. Smith Jan 1958

Book Review, Jack F. Smith

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing Giles Playfair and Derrick Sington, The Offenders, Simon and Schuster, 1958


Prenatal Injuries, Andrew L. Johnson Jr. Jan 1958

Prenatal Injuries, Andrew L. Johnson Jr.

Cleveland State Law Review

Our courts have been increasingly perplexted by the question of whether or not an infant should have a right of action for personal injuries negligently caused to its body prior to birth. Stated another way, does an infant while in its mother's womb have an interest in the freedom from invasion of its bodily security equivalent to and commensurate with that of a person already born?


Purposeful Reforms In Criminal Law, Lee E. Skeel Jan 1958

Purposeful Reforms In Criminal Law, Lee E. Skeel

Cleveland State Law Review

What is the relation of the Office of the County Prosecutor or District Attorney to the job of public law enforcement? It is true that the county prosecutor's office has much to do with the civil practice of the law as the legal representative of the county Government, including public boards and commissions. Yet, may it ever be remembered, the proper enforcement of the public or criminal law is a matter of great importance to every resident of the community. It is important not only to protect the safety of the community from unlawful disturbances and aggressions against the peace …


Book Review, Andrew J. Humphrey Jan 1958

Book Review, Andrew J. Humphrey

Cleveland State Law Review

Reviewing Jerome Frank and Barbara Frank, Not Guilty, Doubleday & Co. Inc., 1957


Psychotic Aspects Of Premenstrual Tension, Naoma Lee Stewart Jan 1957

Psychotic Aspects Of Premenstrual Tension, Naoma Lee Stewart

Cleveland State Law Review

What legal conclusions may be drawn from the newly developing medical understanding of premenstrual tension in women, insofar as mental competency and criminal law are concerned? That is the subject of this paper.


Two Views On The Federal Narcotics Law Problem: I - Suggestion To Facilitate Apprehension And Conviction Of Narcotic Law Violators, Sumner Canary Jan 1955

Two Views On The Federal Narcotics Law Problem: I - Suggestion To Facilitate Apprehension And Conviction Of Narcotic Law Violators, Sumner Canary

Cleveland State Law Review

There are three principal aspects to the enforcement of narcotic laws. They are: (1) the apprehension of the criminal; (2) the prosecution of the offender; and (3) the sentencing of a convicted offender. The United States Attorney is concerned primarily with the prosecution of cases which are prepared by other agencies and presented to him. For the most part, the prosecution of narcotic cases is relatively simple because there is little sympathy on the part of any juror for criminals of this type. Most narcotics come from foreign countries and come into the United States at seaports. Today most narcotics …


Two Views On The Federal Narcotics Law Problem: Ii - Need For An Effective Treatment And Education Program In The Federal Narcotics Law, Howard W. Jordan Jan 1955

Two Views On The Federal Narcotics Law Problem: Ii - Need For An Effective Treatment And Education Program In The Federal Narcotics Law, Howard W. Jordan

Cleveland State Law Review

Our interest in the extent and nature of the narcotics problem stems from our experience as a social worker and probation officer over a number of years in trying to supervise narcotic users on probation. However, our interest was crystallized in 1951 at the increased number of such cases appearing in our court since 1950, and we became genuinely alarmed. As a result of staff discussion and interest, we were authorized by the chief probation officer, Richard J. McManus, to study this problem and to conduct a preliminary survey of the problem in the State of Ohio. The study pointed …


Illicit Narcotics And The Law, John R. Mcginness Jan 1954

Illicit Narcotics And The Law, John R. Mcginness

Cleveland State Law Review

The regulation and control of the use of narcotic drugs has long been recognized as the joint responsibility of the state and federal governments, and co-operation between the two is specifically directed in the Federal Act. The purpose of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Acts of the states is to parallel and supplement the Federal Narcotic Laws. Federal officials, in theory, concentrate on interstate traffickers, and state officials on intrastate violations. In reality, however state and federal agents both co-operate in policing the illicit traffic. The Federal Bureau of Narcotics consists of a force of about 260 men, with which it …


Deportation Based On Criminality Before Entry, Maurice B. Lavine Jan 1952

Deportation Based On Criminality Before Entry, Maurice B. Lavine

Cleveland State Law Review

There are two principal statutory grounds for deportation of aliens based on criminality. First is the restriction against those who committed crimes before coming to these shores. Second is the ground which provides for the expulsion of the undesirable who was welcome when he first applied for admission to the United States but has subsequently committed proscribed acts. The purpose of this article is to examine the first class named above, and to consider proposed legislation on the subject now before the Congress.