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Florida's 1997 Chemical Castration Law: A Return To The Dark Ages, Larry Helm Spalding
Florida's 1997 Chemical Castration Law: A Return To The Dark Ages, Larry Helm Spalding
Florida State University Law Review
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Welcome To Anytown, U.S.A. - Home Of Beautiful Scenery (And A Convicted Sex Offender): Sex Offender Registration And Notification Laws In E.B. V. Verniero, David S. Dematteo
Welcome To Anytown, U.S.A. - Home Of Beautiful Scenery (And A Convicted Sex Offender): Sex Offender Registration And Notification Laws In E.B. V. Verniero, David S. Dematteo
Villanova Law Review
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Double Jeopardy, Supreme Court, Appellate Term Second Judicial Department: People V. Steele
Double Jeopardy, Supreme Court, Appellate Term Second Judicial Department: People V. Steele
Touro Law Review
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State V. Lovejoy: Hung Juries And Retrial Vs. Double Jeopardy And Collateral Estoppel, Nicole M. Ellis
State V. Lovejoy: Hung Juries And Retrial Vs. Double Jeopardy And Collateral Estoppel, Nicole M. Ellis
Cleveland State Law Review
This article argues that the Supreme Court of Ohio's decision in Lovejoy helps to preserve the purpose of our criminal laws, which is to protect society. The article starts by recapping the events leading up to trial, then it breaks down the court decisions on appeal. The analysis of these decisions arrives at the conclusion that allowing a defendant to be retried on charges in which the accused was not previously acquitted, but rather the jury was hung or there was a mistrial, does not frustrate justice but instead greatly increases the opportunities for justice. In addition, the accused is …