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The Doctrine Of Res Judicata As Applied To The Trial Of Criminal Cases, W. G. Mclaren Nov 1935

The Doctrine Of Res Judicata As Applied To The Trial Of Criminal Cases, W. G. Mclaren

Washington Law Review

The principle of res judicata as applied to civil litigation is very familiar. Likewise well known in the field of criminal law is the doctrine of former jeopardy It is apparent, however, from an examination of decisions in criminal cases, that aside from the very restricted field of former jeopardy, the application of the general doctrine of res judicata to criminal litigation is not generally appreciated and applied. The doctrine of former jeopardy is of course applicable only where the two offenses are identical, and cannot be invoked if the offenses are distinct, even in cases where the same facts …


Practice And Procedure - Reversal On Confession Of Error By Prosecutor Nov 1935

Practice And Procedure - Reversal On Confession Of Error By Prosecutor

Michigan Law Review

On appeal accused assigned as error the failure of the trial court to sustain his motion for a directed verdict of not guilty. The prosecutor, convinced by facts dehors the record of the innocence of the accused, confessed error. Held, confession of error does not per se justify reversal; the court must find error in the record. Parlton v. United States, (App. D. C. 1935) 75 F. (2d) 772.


Criminal Law And Procedure -Automobiles - Constitutional Law-Criminal Liability Of Owner Of Automobile May 1935

Criminal Law And Procedure -Automobiles - Constitutional Law-Criminal Liability Of Owner Of Automobile

Michigan Law Review

The recent decision of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in the case of Commonwealth v. Ober has brought to the fore a serious administrative problem arising out of the enforcement of traffic regulations. The problem is particularly acute in the illegal parking cases. Here it is usually impossible for the policeman to do more than tag the car, take down its registration number, and institute proceedings against the registered owner. The difficulty also often occurs in many other situations such as driving through red lights or stop streets where the offense is observed by a patrolman standing near by …


The Investigating Magistrate (Juge D'Instruction) In European Criminal Procedure, Morris Ploscowe May 1935

The Investigating Magistrate (Juge D'Instruction) In European Criminal Procedure, Morris Ploscowe

Michigan Law Review

For nearly five centuries the distinctive figure in the preliminary stages of European criminal proceedings has been the investigating magistrate, known in France as the juge d'instruction. Although temporarily eclipsed by the revolutionary reforms in France in 1791, he was soon re-established. In other European countries the juge d'instruction continued to be the central figure in the preliminary procedure through all the reforms achieved by the liberal movements of the nineteenth century. The investigating magistrate has remained a purely Continental institution. In theory and in practice he embodies the essential difference between Continental and Anglo-American criminal procedure preliminary to trial.


Criminal Law And Procedure - Right Of Accused To Be Present At Trial May 1935

Criminal Law And Procedure - Right Of Accused To Be Present At Trial

Michigan Law Review

In a prosecution for bank robbery, testimony of a witness which did not connect the accused with the crime and merely served to qualify the witness was received during the unnoticed and involuntary absence of the accused. No objection was made by the counsel for the accused who was present at the time. When the accused's absence was discovered, the motion of counsel that the cause be withdrawn from the jury was overruled and the court admonished the jury not to consider the testimony. Appellant contended that he had been denied a right and that therefore injury must be presumed. …


Waiver Of Trial By Jury; A Further Comment, Leo Carlin Apr 1935

Waiver Of Trial By Jury; A Further Comment, Leo Carlin

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Should The Evidence In A Criminal Case Be Given To The Public In Advance Of The Trial Before A Jury?, Murray Briggs Apr 1935

Should The Evidence In A Criminal Case Be Given To The Public In Advance Of The Trial Before A Jury?, Murray Briggs

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Criminal Law And Procedure - Statute Of Limitations - Time Of Commission Of Offense Matter Of Defense Or Of Jurisdiction Mar 1935

Criminal Law And Procedure - Statute Of Limitations - Time Of Commission Of Offense Matter Of Defense Or Of Jurisdiction

Michigan Law Review

Defendant pleaded guilty to rape and was sentenced to imprisonment upon an indictment which showed upon its face that the period allowed by the statute of limitations had elapsed since the offense charged had been committed, and there were no allegations setting forth an exception to the running of the statute. Later, defendant moved to set aside the judgment on the ground that the court lacked jurisdiction. Held, the judgment was void and the defendant should be released. People v. McGee, (Cal. 1934) 36 Pac. (2d) 378.


The Short Indictment, F. J. Caruso Jan 1935

The Short Indictment, F. J. Caruso

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Are The Criminal Courts Doing Their Duty?, Ferdinand Pecora Jan 1935

Are The Criminal Courts Doing Their Duty?, Ferdinand Pecora

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Proposed Criminal Code Changes For Kentucky As Recommended In The Report In 1934 Of The Kentucky State Bar Association's Committee On The Code Of Criminal Procedure Of The American Law Institute, John A. Geyer, George T. Skinner Jan 1935

Proposed Criminal Code Changes For Kentucky As Recommended In The Report In 1934 Of The Kentucky State Bar Association's Committee On The Code Of Criminal Procedure Of The American Law Institute, John A. Geyer, George T. Skinner

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Crimes--The Right Of An Officer To Arrest Without A Warrant, John A. Evans Jan 1935

Crimes--The Right Of An Officer To Arrest Without A Warrant, John A. Evans

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Criminal Law And Procedure-Admissibility Of Evidence-Rule As To Determination Of Preliminary Question Of Fact Jan 1935

Criminal Law And Procedure-Admissibility Of Evidence-Rule As To Determination Of Preliminary Question Of Fact

Michigan Law Review

Following his arrest for murder, the defendant was held thirty-six hours before being arraigned for the purpose of obtaining a confession. On trial the defendant objected to introduction of the confession on the ground that it was involuntary, having been induced by wrongful detention and beating by the police. Held, failure, after due request, to instruct the jury that unnecessary delay in arraignment is prohibited by law and that such delay might be considered in determining whether or not the confession was voluntary was reversible error. People v. Alex, (N. Y. 1934) 192 N. E. 289.


Criminal Law And Procedure - Inexperience Of Defense Attorney As Denial Of Fair Trial Jan 1935

Criminal Law And Procedure - Inexperience Of Defense Attorney As Denial Of Fair Trial

Michigan Law Review

Defendant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to be electrocuted. He now claims he was denied a fair trial as the attorney appointed by the circuit court to defend him was inexperienced, having practiced only thirteen months. Held, that inasmuch as the nature and extent of the attorney's practice was not shown and the record showed the defense was carried on in a highly creditable manner, the inexperience of defendant's attorney was not a denial of a fair trial. McGuire v. State, ( Ark. 1934) 74 S. w. (2d) 235.