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An Evidence Code: The American Experience, Paul F. Rothstein

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Professor Paul Rothstien's opening address at the Conference on Current Trends in Evidence, Dalhousie University, 26th November 1976.

Rothstein discusses the American Evidence Code, the American experience with it, and compares it to a proposed Code that Canada is considering.

Craig V. Boren, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Brewer V. Williams, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Santa Fe Industries, Inc. V. Green, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Castaneda V. Partida, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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"A Most Deplorable Paradox": Admitting Illegally Obtained Evidence In Georgia--Past, Present, And Future, Donald E. Wilkes Jr.

Scholarly Works

This Article explores the admissibility of illegally obtained evidence in Georgia criminal cases prior to 1961 and during the post-Mapp era and endeavors to assess the future admissibility of illegally seized evidence in Georgia under both federal and state law.

Section 12 Of The Canada Evidence Act And The Deliberations Of Simulated Juries, Valerie P. Hans, Anthony N. Doob

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

In the past, there have been three major approaches to the experimental investigation of the jury. First, juror selection research involves the study of the relation between verdicts or leniency toward certain classes of defendants and the characteristics of potential jurors. The second class of research is group study, in which the amount and style of individual participation is observed within the context of simulated jury deliberations (e.g., Strodtbeck, James and Hawkins, 1957). Finally, experimental psychology has made another contribution to the study of the jury; numerous researchers have conducted experimental studies employing legal stimulus materials. Typically, in such a …

The Metaphysics Of Punishment–An Exercise In Futility, William K.S. Wang

Faculty Scholarship

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The Summary Contempt Power And The Constitution: The View From Without And Within, Robert Allen Sedler

Law Faculty Research Publications

The "political trials" of the past decade generated a storm of legal controversy over the conduct of the defendants and their attorneys-and of the judges who presided at their trials. For some, the actions and attitudes of both lawyers and defendants courted disrespect for and presaged a breakdown in the law and its processes; for others, however, it was the response of the judges-chiefly, their heavy-handed wielding of the summary contempt power--that presented the real danger. Professor Sedler brings a unique expertise to his discussion of the use-and abuse--of summary contempt. While his approach reflects the concerns of the scholar, …

The Twilight Of Welfare Criminology: A Final Word, Stephen J. Morse

All Faculty Scholarship

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Evidence: Prior Crimes And Prior Bad Acts Evidence, Paul W. Grimm

Faculty Scholarship

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Equal Protection And Criminal Sentencing: Legal And Policy Considerations, Mark Berger

Faculty Works

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The New Federalism In Criminal Procedure Revisited, Donald E. Wilkes Jr.

Scholarly Works

As a result of the Burger Court's seemingly inexorable relaxation of federal protection for criminal defendants, a number of state courts have continued to expand basic rights on state law grounds, thereby utilizing the adequate state ground doctrine to avoid further review by the Burger Court. Part II of this article will examine the evasion cases decided since March 1975. The prospects for continued evasion will be accessed in Part III.

Reducing Sentencing Disparity: Structured Discretion And The Sentencing Judge, Mark Berger

Faculty Works

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Comment On Justification And Excuse, Jerome Hall

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Pro Se Litigation -- Litigating Without Counsel: Faretta Or For Worst, Susan Herman, Ira P. Robbins

Faculty Scholarship

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