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Collateral Consequences And The Preventive State, Sandra G. Mayson
Collateral Consequences And The Preventive State, Sandra G. Mayson
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Approximately eight percent of adults in the United States have a felony conviction. The “collateral consequences” of criminal conviction (CCs) — legal disabilities imposed by legislatures on the basis of conviction, but not as part of the sentence — have relegated that group to permanent second class legal status. Despite the breadth and significance of this demotion, the Constitution has provided no check; courts have almost uniformly rejected constitutional challenges to CCs. Among scholars, practitioners and mainstream media, a consensus has emerged that the courts have erred by failing to recognize CCs as a form of additional punishment. Courts should …
Apprendi, Blakely And Federalism, Peter B. Rutledge
Apprendi, Blakely And Federalism, Peter B. Rutledge
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The Clark Y. Gunderson Lecture is a memorial to a man who devoted his life to legal education and spent thirty years teaching at the Law School. It is supported by a trust fund in the University of South Dakota Law School Foundation established principally by Colonel Gunderson's family. Professor Rutledge delivered the 2004 Gunderson Lecture at the Law Review's Symposium on Sentencing and Punishment, which took place at the Law School on November 5, 2004. What follows is an adapted version of Professor Rutledge's lecture.
Co-Opting Compassion: The Federal Victim's Rights Amendment, Lynne Henderson
Co-Opting Compassion: The Federal Victim's Rights Amendment, Lynne Henderson
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Voting Behavior On The Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals, 1991-92, Keith A. Rowley, Michael D. Weiss
Voting Behavior On The Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals, 1991-92, Keith A. Rowley, Michael D. Weiss
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Between early 1991, when Judge Fortunato Benavides was appointed to replace Judge Marvin O. Teague, and July 1, 1992, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decided 251 cases where the ultimate question at stake was whether or not an accused individual would receive punishment for his or her alleged wrongdoing. While the sitting judges unanimously decided roughly one-half of these cases, 133 cases resulted in one or more dissenting votes. Furthermore, a margin of two votes or less decided thirty-five cases.
The purpose of this Article is to analyze and, if possible, explain the voting behavior of the members of …