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Corrections In Crisis : Report Of The Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission On Corrections, Maine Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission On Corrections
Corrections In Crisis : Report Of The Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission On Corrections, Maine Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission On Corrections
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Corrections In Crisis : Report of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Corrections.
Augusta, Me., The Commission, December 1985
"This Commission was funded through the 1984 Appropriations Act, P.L. 1983, Ch. 824, Pt. A."
Contents: Preamble / Summary of Recommendations / Community Corrections Recommendations / Sentencing Recommendations / Correctional Management Recommendations / Selected Legislative Issues / Conclusion
Verdict According To Conscience: Perspectives On The English Criminal Trial Jury 1200-1800, Thomas A. Green
Verdict According To Conscience: Perspectives On The English Criminal Trial Jury 1200-1800, Thomas A. Green
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This book treats the history of the English criminal trial jury from its origins to the eve of the Victorian reforms in the criminal law. It consists of eight free-standing essays on important aspects of that history and a conclusion. Each chapter addresses the phenomenon that has come to be known as "jury nullification," the exercise of jury discretion in favor of a defendant whom the jury nonetheless believes to have committed the act with which he is charged. Historically, some instances of nullification reflect the jury's view that the act in question is not unlawful, while in other cases …