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A Breath Of Fresh Air: A Constitutional Amendment Legalizing Marijuana Through An Article V Convention Of The States, Ryan C. Griffith, Esq.
A Breath Of Fresh Air: A Constitutional Amendment Legalizing Marijuana Through An Article V Convention Of The States, Ryan C. Griffith, Esq.
University of Massachusetts Law Review
Criminal enforcement of anti-marijuana laws by the United States federal government has been non-sensical for more than twenty years. Culminating, ultimately, in an anomaly within American jurisprudence when California legalized marijuana in 1996 in direct violation of federal law, yet the federal government did little to stop it. Since then, a majority of states have followed California and legalized marijuana. Currently, thirty-six states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana despite federal law. Every year billions of dollars are spent on the federal enforcement of anti-marijuana laws while states collect billions in tax revenue from marijuana sales. Even …
The California Cannabis Industry: The Complexities Since Recreational Legalization, Talia Lux
The California Cannabis Industry: The Complexities Since Recreational Legalization, Talia Lux
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
This comment will first provide a look into the history and legality of cannabis in the United States, followed by a look into California’s cannabis industry. There will be a discussion on both medical and recreational legality in California and the provisions surrounding both types of legality. Next, the complexities of the cannabis industries will be discussed in terms of opening and operating a cannabis business, the different cannabis business types and the requirements for starting them, and state and local limitations. Immediately following, there will be a federal illegality discussion and how federal illegality conflicts with California law in …
Accounting For Adolescents’ Twice Diminished Culpability In California’S Felony Murder Rule, Raychel Teasdale
Accounting For Adolescents’ Twice Diminished Culpability In California’S Felony Murder Rule, Raychel Teasdale
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
In 2018, the California legislature passed S.B. 1437 to narrow California’s felony murder rule and theoretically apply the rule only to those with the greatest culpability in a murder. However, whether intentionally or negligently, the law leaves room to disproportionally and unjustly affect adolescents by charging those with “reckless indifference” with first-degree murder. Imbedded in psychology and neuroscience research is the conclusion that adolescent brain structure and function are still rapidly developing. As a result, adolescents are less able to weigh the risks of their actions, resist peer pressure, regulate their emotions, and control their impulses. Therefore, this Note argues …
The Future Of Bail In California: Analyzing Sb 10 Through The Prism Of Past Reforms, Adam Peterson
The Future Of Bail In California: Analyzing Sb 10 Through The Prism Of Past Reforms, Adam Peterson
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
The cash bail system is the cause of numerous injustices. It favors the rich over the poor, it packs jails to the breaking point, and it forces those who have yet to be found guilty to sit in jail—often for weeks or months at a time. In 2018, the California legislature passed SB 10. The bill purported to abolish cash bail wholesale and replace it with a risk assessment program. While SB 10 is a step in the right direction, it faces many obstacles before it accomplishes its goal. This Note examines the bill in light of past attempts at …
Burning A Hole In The Pocket Of Justice: Prop. 66'S Underfunded Attempt To Fix California's Death Penalty, Flavia Costea
Burning A Hole In The Pocket Of Justice: Prop. 66'S Underfunded Attempt To Fix California's Death Penalty, Flavia Costea
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
California has struggled with the administrative and financial burdens of a flawed death penalty system for decades. In an effort to save the death penalty, the voters of California enacted Proposition 66, which promised to deliver a quicker and more cost-effective system. This Article focuses on the provision of Prop. 66 that expands the number of lawyers who can act as defense lawyers for inmates on death row. While this provision superficially seems to solve the shortage of defense attorneys willing to take on death penalty cases, without significant funding, the shortage of resources and pressure to speed up executions …
Ethical Cannabis Lawyering In California, Francis J. Mootz Iii
Ethical Cannabis Lawyering In California, Francis J. Mootz Iii
St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics
Cannabis has a long history in the United States. Originally, doctors and pharmacists used cannabis for a variety of purposes. After the Mexican Revolution led to widespread migration from Mexico to the United States, many Americans responded by associating this influx of foreigners with the use of cannabis, and thereby racializing and stigmatizing the drug. After the collapse of prohibition, the federal government repurposed its enormous enforcement bureaucracy to address the perceived problem of cannabis, despite the opposition of the American Medical Association to this new prohibition. Ultimately, both the states and the federal government classified cannabis as a dangerous …
The Tyranny Of Small Things, Yxta Maya Murray
The Tyranny Of Small Things, Yxta Maya Murray
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
In this legal-literary essay, I recount a day I spent watching criminal sentencings in an Alhambra, California courthouse, highlighting the sometimes mundane, sometimes despairing, imports of those proceedings. I note that my analysis resembles that of other scholars who tackle state over-criminalization and selective law enforcement. My original addition exists in the granular attention I pay to the moment-by-moment effects of a sometimes baffling state power on poor and minority people. In this approach, I align myself with advocates of the law and literature school of thought, who believe that the study (or, in this case, practice) of literature will …
The Death Knell For The Death Penalty: Judge Carney's Order To Kill Capital Punishment Rings Loud Enough To Reach The Supreme Court, Alyssa Hughes
The Death Knell For The Death Penalty: Judge Carney's Order To Kill Capital Punishment Rings Loud Enough To Reach The Supreme Court, Alyssa Hughes
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
No abstract provided.
Storming The Castle: Fernandez V. California And The Waning Warrant Requirement, Joshua Bornstein
Storming The Castle: Fernandez V. California And The Waning Warrant Requirement, Joshua Bornstein
Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
No abstract provided.
Drug Induced Insanity And Unconsciousness - A Clarification Of California Law, Jerome Bleiweis
Drug Induced Insanity And Unconsciousness - A Clarification Of California Law, Jerome Bleiweis
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Presentence Custody Time Credit Under California Penal Code Section 2900.5, James D. Robinson
Presentence Custody Time Credit Under California Penal Code Section 2900.5, James D. Robinson
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Study Of Juvenile Record Sealing Practices In California , Leonard Edwards, Inger J. Sagatun
A Study Of Juvenile Record Sealing Practices In California , Leonard Edwards, Inger J. Sagatun
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Juvenile Justice In Transition , Julian C. Dixon
Juvenile Justice In Transition , Julian C. Dixon
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
California And Uncle Sam's Tug-Of-War Over Mary Jane Is Really Harshing The Mellow, Daniel Mortensen
California And Uncle Sam's Tug-Of-War Over Mary Jane Is Really Harshing The Mellow, Daniel Mortensen
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
No abstract provided.
Under The Influence Of California's New Drunk Driving Law: Is The Drunk Driver's Presumption Of Innocence On The Rocks? , Douglas Caiafa, A. Randall Farnsworth
Under The Influence Of California's New Drunk Driving Law: Is The Drunk Driver's Presumption Of Innocence On The Rocks? , Douglas Caiafa, A. Randall Farnsworth
Pepperdine Law Review
On January 1, 1982, the new California drunk driving law went into effect. This law makes it a crime to drive a motor vehicle where one's blood alcohol level is .10 or more. The law also marks a legislative attempt to curtail the practice of plea bargaining in drunk driving cases and significantly increases the penalties imposed upon those convicted of drunk driving. This Comment will discuss the provisions of the new drunk driving law and examine its constitutionality.
Consecutive Misdemeanor Sentencing: Curing The Inequity , Gary R. Nicols, Harry M. Caldwell
Consecutive Misdemeanor Sentencing: Curing The Inequity , Gary R. Nicols, Harry M. Caldwell
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
California's Constitutional Right To Privacy, J. Clark Kelso
California's Constitutional Right To Privacy, J. Clark Kelso
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Assisted Suicide: A Tough Pill To Swallow, Mary Margaret Penrose
Assisted Suicide: A Tough Pill To Swallow, Mary Margaret Penrose
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Psychotherapist And Patient In The California Supreme Court: Ground Lost And Ground Regained, Stanley Mosk
Psychotherapist And Patient In The California Supreme Court: Ground Lost And Ground Regained, Stanley Mosk
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Irreconcilable Differences: Yet More Attitudinal Discrepancies Between Death Penalty Opponents And Proponents: A California Sample, Robert J. Robinson
Irreconcilable Differences: Yet More Attitudinal Discrepancies Between Death Penalty Opponents And Proponents: A California Sample, Robert J. Robinson
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Solving The Problem: Rehabilitation, Reformation, And Other Solutions, Ralph A. Rossum, George Nicholson, Reuben Greenberg, William P. Haney Jr.
Solving The Problem: Rehabilitation, Reformation, And Other Solutions, Ralph A. Rossum, George Nicholson, Reuben Greenberg, William P. Haney Jr.
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Framing The Juvenile Justice Problem: The Reality Behind The Problem, Robert M. Figlio, Lois Haight, Malcolm W. Klein, Sharon Kalemkiarian
Framing The Juvenile Justice Problem: The Reality Behind The Problem, Robert M. Figlio, Lois Haight, Malcolm W. Klein, Sharon Kalemkiarian
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Dealing With The Problem: Discretion Within The Court System, David Disco, Lisa Greer, Socrates Manoukian
Dealing With The Problem: Discretion Within The Court System, David Disco, Lisa Greer, Socrates Manoukian
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Reforming California's Homicide Law, Charles L. Hobson
Reforming California's Homicide Law, Charles L. Hobson
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Mandatory Chemical Castration For Perpetrators Of Sex Offenses Against Children: Following California's Lead, Peter J. Gimino Iii
Mandatory Chemical Castration For Perpetrators Of Sex Offenses Against Children: Following California's Lead, Peter J. Gimino Iii
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Individual Autonomy Versus Community: Is It All Or Nothing? An Analysis Of City Of Chicago V. Morales , Keasa Hollister
Individual Autonomy Versus Community: Is It All Or Nothing? An Analysis Of City Of Chicago V. Morales , Keasa Hollister
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Ewing V. California: Upholding California's Three Strikes Law, Robert Clinton Peck
Ewing V. California: Upholding California's Three Strikes Law, Robert Clinton Peck
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Quixotic Dilemma, California’S Immutable Culture Of Incarceration, Geri Lynn Green
The Quixotic Dilemma, California’S Immutable Culture Of Incarceration, Geri Lynn Green
Pace Law Review
No abstract provided.
Why The County Jail Is Often A Better Choice, Shawn Chapman Holley
Why The County Jail Is Often A Better Choice, Shawn Chapman Holley
Michigan Law Review First Impressions
I have been a criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles for almost twenty years. I began my career in the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office, representing defendants who were poor and often homeless. For the past twelve years, I have been in private practice, representing defendants who are wealthy and often famous. Having represented criminal defendants coming from such varied economic circumstances, I have witnessed firsthand the criminal justice system’s disparate treatment of those with money and those without. Pay-to-stay jails are yet another example of that disparity. Yet I believe that those without the money to pay for …
One Strike And You're Out: "Double-Counting" And Dual Use Undermines The Purpose Of California's Three Strikes Law, Shannon Thorne
One Strike And You're Out: "Double-Counting" And Dual Use Undermines The Purpose Of California's Three Strikes Law, Shannon Thorne
University of San Francisco Law Review
No abstract provided.