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Criminal Procedure—Good Faith, Big Brother, And You: The United States Supreme Court's Latest Good Faith Exception To The Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule. Arizona V. Evans, 115 S. Ct. 1185 (1995)., Elisa Masterson White Apr 1996

Criminal Procedure—Good Faith, Big Brother, And You: The United States Supreme Court's Latest Good Faith Exception To The Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule. Arizona V. Evans, 115 S. Ct. 1185 (1995)., Elisa Masterson White

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


Jury Responsibility In Capital Sentencing: An Empirical Study, Theodore Eisenberg, Stephen P. Garvey, Martin T. Wells Apr 1996

Jury Responsibility In Capital Sentencing: An Empirical Study, Theodore Eisenberg, Stephen P. Garvey, Martin T. Wells

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The law allows executioners to deny responsibility for what they have done by making it possible for them to believe they have not done it. The law treats members of capital sentencing juries quite differently. It seeks to ensure that they feel responsible for sentencing a defendant to death. This differential treatment rests on a presumed link between a capital sentencer's willingness to accept responsibility for the sentence she imposes and the accuracy and reliability of that sentence. Using interviews of 153 jurors who sat in South Carolina capital cases, this article examines empirically whether capital sentencing jurors assume responsibility …


To Tell The Truth: The Problem Of Prosecutorial "Manipulation" Of Sentencing Facts, Frank O. Bowman Iii Apr 1996

To Tell The Truth: The Problem Of Prosecutorial "Manipulation" Of Sentencing Facts, Frank O. Bowman Iii

Faculty Publications

Frank O. Bowman, III*In January of this year, Francesca Bowman, Chair of Probation Officers Advisory Group, sent a letter to Judge Richard P. Conaboy, Chairman of the Sentencing Commission, summarizing the results of a survey sent to probation officers in eighty-five districts. It expresses the concern that, in the view of some probation officers, the government usually” is cooperative in supplying information to probation officers preparing presentence investigation reports, but that there appear to be exceptions when the government wants to protect a plea agreement.”


A Bludgeon By Any Other Name: The Misuse Of Ethical Rules Against Prosecutors To Control The Law Of The State, Frank O. Bowman Iii Apr 1996

A Bludgeon By Any Other Name: The Misuse Of Ethical Rules Against Prosecutors To Control The Law Of The State, Frank O. Bowman Iii

Faculty Publications

My objective here is threefold: (1) to explain these ethical rules and demonstrate how each is in conflict with longstanding principles of federal criminal law; (2) to explain why these rules are illegitimate, both as rules of ethics and as rules of positive law; and (3) to offer some observations on how the dispute over these rules can sharpen our thinking about the nature and proper limits of ethical rules governing lawyers.


Constitutional Law—Twelve Angry People. Arkansas Constitution Guarantees Right To Trial By Jury Of Twelve Persons In Criminal Cases. Byrd V. State, 317 Ark. 609, 879 S.W.2d 435 (1994)., Timothy N. Holthoff Apr 1996

Constitutional Law—Twelve Angry People. Arkansas Constitution Guarantees Right To Trial By Jury Of Twelve Persons In Criminal Cases. Byrd V. State, 317 Ark. 609, 879 S.W.2d 435 (1994)., Timothy N. Holthoff

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Federalism Pendulum, Ronald J. Bacigal Apr 1996

The Federalism Pendulum, Ronald J. Bacigal

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Defunding Of The Post Conviction Defense Organizations As A Denial Of The Right To Counsel, Roscoe C. Howard Jr. Apr 1996

The Defunding Of The Post Conviction Defense Organizations As A Denial Of The Right To Counsel, Roscoe C. Howard Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Maximizing Your Potential: The Effective Use Of Co-Counsel In A Capital Case, Courtney S. Townes Mar 1996

Maximizing Your Potential: The Effective Use Of Co-Counsel In A Capital Case, Courtney S. Townes

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Fry V. Commonwealth 250 Va. 413, 463 S.E.2d 433 (1995) Supreme Court Of Virginia Mar 1996

Fry V. Commonwealth 250 Va. 413, 463 S.E.2d 433 (1995) Supreme Court Of Virginia

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Litigating Jury Issues In Capital Trials: Constitutional Law And Virginia Procedures, Paula Dyan Effle Mar 1996

Litigating Jury Issues In Capital Trials: Constitutional Law And Virginia Procedures, Paula Dyan Effle

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Dna Evidence In Virginia, Steven M. Johnson Mar 1996

Dna Evidence In Virginia, Steven M. Johnson

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Daubert And The Use Of Experts In Virginia Capital Cases, J. Conrad Garcia Mar 1996

Daubert And The Use Of Experts In Virginia Capital Cases, J. Conrad Garcia

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Taking The Offensive: Proactive Use Of The Rules Of Evidence, Angela Dale Fields Mar 1996

Taking The Offensive: Proactive Use Of The Rules Of Evidence, Angela Dale Fields

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Challenging The Future Dangerousness Aggravating Factor, Michael H. Spencer Mar 1996

Challenging The Future Dangerousness Aggravating Factor, Michael H. Spencer

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


What To Do When You're Ambushed By Undisclosed Evidence Of Unadjudicated Acts To Show Future Dangerousness, Douglas S. Collica Mar 1996

What To Do When You're Ambushed By Undisclosed Evidence Of Unadjudicated Acts To Show Future Dangerousness, Douglas S. Collica

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Consistently Inconsistent: The Supreme Court And The Confusion Surrounding Proportionality In Non-Capital Sentencing, Steven P. Grossman Mar 1996

Consistently Inconsistent: The Supreme Court And The Confusion Surrounding Proportionality In Non-Capital Sentencing, Steven P. Grossman

All Faculty Scholarship

(Adapted by permission from 84 Ky. L. J. 107 (1995)) This article examines the Supreme Court's treatment of the Eighth Amendment with respect to claims of excessiveness regarding prison sentences. Specifically, it addresses the issue of whether and to what degree the Eighth Amendment requires that a punishment not be disproportional to the crime punished. In analyzing all of the modern holdings of the Court in this area, one finds significant fault with each. The result of this series of flawed opinions from the Supreme Court is that the state of the law with respect to proportionality in sentencing is …


Who Should Regulate The Ethics Of Federal Prosecutors?, Rory K. Little Jan 1996

Who Should Regulate The Ethics Of Federal Prosecutors?, Rory K. Little

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


A Decade Of International Legal Reform Regarding Child Abuse Investigation And Litigation: Steps Toward A Child Witness Code, John E.B. Myers Jan 1996

A Decade Of International Legal Reform Regarding Child Abuse Investigation And Litigation: Steps Toward A Child Witness Code, John E.B. Myers

McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles

No abstract provided.


An Introduction To Federal Habeas Corpus Practice And Procedure, John H. Blume, David P. Voisin Jan 1996

An Introduction To Federal Habeas Corpus Practice And Procedure, John H. Blume, David P. Voisin

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

For many prisoners, federal habeas corpus stands as the last opportunity to challenge the constitutionality of their convictions or sentences. Simply navigating through the procedural maze of habeas practice, however, is a formidable task for inmates proceeding pro se and prisoners represented by counsel. Tragically, those who have had a fundamentally unfair trial, and even those who are innocent, may easily stumble. Since 1867, habeas corpus, or the Great Writ, has been available to state prisoners "in all cases where any person may be restrained of his or her liberty in violation of the constitution, or of any treaty or …


The Battered Woman Syndrome And The Kentucky Criminal Justice System: Abuse Excuse Or Legitimate Mitigation?, Sue E. Mcclure Jan 1996

The Battered Woman Syndrome And The Kentucky Criminal Justice System: Abuse Excuse Or Legitimate Mitigation?, Sue E. Mcclure

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Rape, Race, And Representation: The Power Of Discourse, Discourses Of Power, And The Reconstruction Of Heterosexuality, Elizabeth M. Iglesias Jan 1996

Rape, Race, And Representation: The Power Of Discourse, Discourses Of Power, And The Reconstruction Of Heterosexuality, Elizabeth M. Iglesias

Articles

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Quality Of Mercy Must Be Restrained, And Other Lessons In Learning To Love The Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Frank O. Bowman Iii Jan 1996

Quality Of Mercy Must Be Restrained, And Other Lessons In Learning To Love The Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Frank O. Bowman Iii

Faculty Publications

In the remarks that follow, I do four things. First, for those unfamiliar with the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, I begin by explaining briefly how the Guidelines work. Second, I endeavor to show why Judge Cabranes is wrong, absolutely wrong in declaring the Guidelines a failure, and mostly wrong in the specific criticisms he and others level against the Guidelines. Third, after jousting with Judge Cabranes a bit, I discuss some problems with the current federal sentencing system, most notably the sheer length of narcotics sentences. Finally, I comment briefly on some of the implications of the Guidelines, and the principles …


Three Strikes, You're Out: Two Years Later, Department Of Corrections Jan 1996

Three Strikes, You're Out: Two Years Later, Department Of Corrections

California Agencies

No abstract provided.


The Conundrum Of Corporate Liability: Seeking A Consistent Approach To The Constitutional Rights Of Corporations In Criminal Prosecutions, Peter J. Henning Jan 1996

The Conundrum Of Corporate Liability: Seeking A Consistent Approach To The Constitutional Rights Of Corporations In Criminal Prosecutions, Peter J. Henning

Law Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


Shaking The Foundation Of Gideon: A Critique Of Nichols In Overruling Baldasar V. Illinois, 25 Hofstra L. Rev. 507 (1996), Ralph Ruebner, Jennifer Berner, Anne Herbert Jan 1996

Shaking The Foundation Of Gideon: A Critique Of Nichols In Overruling Baldasar V. Illinois, 25 Hofstra L. Rev. 507 (1996), Ralph Ruebner, Jennifer Berner, Anne Herbert

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Instructing Illinois Juries On The Definition Of “Reasonable Doubt”: The Need For Reform, 27 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 921 (1996), Timothy P. O'Neill Jan 1996

Instructing Illinois Juries On The Definition Of “Reasonable Doubt”: The Need For Reform, 27 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 921 (1996), Timothy P. O'Neill

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Four Greatest Myths About Summary Judgment, James Joseph Duane Jan 1996

The Four Greatest Myths About Summary Judgment, James Joseph Duane

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Making Criminal Codes Functional: A Code Of Conduct And A Code Of Adjudication, Paul H. Robinson, Peter D. Greene, Natasha R. Goldstein Jan 1996

Making Criminal Codes Functional: A Code Of Conduct And A Code Of Adjudication, Paul H. Robinson, Peter D. Greene, Natasha R. Goldstein

All Faculty Scholarship

A traditional criminal code performs several functions. It announces the law's commands to those whose conduct it seeks to influence. It also defines the rules to be used in deciding whether a breach of the law's commands will result in criminal liability and, if so, the grade or degree of liability. In serving the first function, the code addresses all members of the public. In performing the second function, it addresses lawyers, judges, jurors, and others who play a role in the adjudication process. In part because of these different audiences, the two functions call for different kinds of documents. …


Double Jeopardy Jan 1996

Double Jeopardy

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Specific Agreements About Race: A Response To Professor Sunstein, Sheri Johnson Jan 1996

Specific Agreements About Race: A Response To Professor Sunstein, Sheri Johnson

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.