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A Rational Discussion Of Current Drug Laws, Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
A Rational Discussion Of Current Drug Laws, Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article that declaring a "war" on drugs was bad policy. It argues that the bad effects of the laws against drugs outweigh its benefits and argues for a new approach to legislation on drug use.
Harnessing Payne: Controlling The Admission Of Victim Impact Statements To Safeguard Capital Sentencing Hearings From Passion And Prejudice, Beth E. Sullivan
Harnessing Payne: Controlling The Admission Of Victim Impact Statements To Safeguard Capital Sentencing Hearings From Passion And Prejudice, Beth E. Sullivan
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article begins by tracing the historical development of victim impact evidence through Supreme Court jurisprudence and state legislation and analyzes their use in the sentencing of phase capital punishment trials. It argues that the Supreme Court's decision in Payne V Tennessee allowing a jury to consider victim impact evidence in capital punishment sentencing is troublesome in light of a capital punishment defendant's constitutional rights, the history of the death penalty and traditional sentencing procedures. It concludes with a proposal for guidelines to regulates the use of such evidence in capital punishment sentencing,
Closing The Courts To Felonious Plaintiffs Who Are Injured By Their Own Conduct: A Case For Codifying Common Sense, Michael A. L. Balboni
Closing The Courts To Felonious Plaintiffs Who Are Injured By Their Own Conduct: A Case For Codifying Common Sense, Michael A. L. Balboni
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article argues that criminals should not be allowed to bring civil tort suits against the victims of their crimes. It analyzes cases that allow and do not allow recovery by criminal for injuries occurring during the commission of a crime. The article closes with a plea for legislative reform to disallow criminal the protections of law while in the act of committing a crime.