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Criminal Law—Bail, J. A. Guzzetta

Buffalo Law Review

People v. Fiannaca et al., 306 N. Y. 513, 119 N. E. 2d 363 (1954).

Criminal Law—At The Trial, J. A. Guzzetta

Buffalo Law Review

People v. Cooper et al., 307 N. Y. 253, 120 N. E. 2d 813 (1954); People v. Marshall, 306 N. Y. 223, 117 N. E. 2d 265 (1954); People v. Ramistella, 306 N. Y. 379, 118 N. E. 2d 566 (1954); People v. Gezzo, 307 N. Y. 385, 121 N. E. 2d 380 (1954); People v. Ward, 307 N. Y. 73. 120 N. E. 2d 211 (1954); People v. Harris, 306 N. Y. 345, 118 N. E. 2d 470 (1954), affirming 282 App. Div. 156, 121 N. Y. S. 2d 868 (1st Dep't 1953); People v. Foley, 307 N. Y. …

Criminal Law—Statutes, J. A. Guzzetta

Buffalo Law Review

People v. Gould, 306 N. Y. 352, 118 N. E. 2d 553 (1954); People v. Bell et al., 306 N. Y. 110, 115 N. E. 2d 821 (1953); People v. Ressanen, 306 N. Y. 267, 117 N. E. 2d 547 (1954).

Nonfeasance: A Threat To The Prosecutors' Discretion

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Criminal Law—Grand Jury, J. A. Guzzetta

Buffalo Law Review

Schneider v. Aulisi, 307 N. Y. 376, 121 N. E. 2d 375 (1954); People v. Breslin, 306 N. Y. 294, 118 N. E. 2d 108 (1954).

Criminal Law—Amendment Of Information, J. A. Guzzetta

Buffalo Law Review

People v. Easton, 307 N. Y. 336, 121 N. E. 2d 357 (1954).

Criminal Law—After Trial, J. A. Guzzetta

Buffalo Law Review

People ex rel. Sedotto v. Jackson, 307 N. Y. 291, 121 N. E. 2d 229 (1954); People v. Omans, 306 N. Y. 379. 118 N. E. 2d 566 (1954).

Criminal Law And Procedure -- 1954 Tennessee Survey, Clyde L. Ball

Vanderbilt Law Review

Most of the criminal law cases in the Tennessee courts during the past year have dealt with matters of procedure. The basic principles derived from these cases are treated in the Procedure and Evidence article of this 1954 Survey.' However, those cases of especial interest and significance will be considered here in somewhat greater detail. In addition to procedural matters there were a few cases which turned on concepts basic in the substantive law of crimes.

Substantive Law

Homicide: Tennessee has enunciated and followed a rule which states that driving an automobile while intoxicated is an act malum in se, …

Hearsay And Conspiracy: A Reexamination Of The Co-Conspirators' Exception To The Hearsay Rule, Joseph H. Levie

Michigan Law Review

The expansion of the law of conspiracy and the increasing number of prosecutions for its violation have been much commented on lately. Many kinds of anti-social conduct directed principally against the public welfare are now frequently punished by prosecution for conspiracy instead of prosecution for the substantive offense. Conspiracy is an ideal way to deal with organized crime and has been used extensively against quasi-treasonous activities. Similarly the Sherman Act's criminal sanctions are primarily couched in terms of conspiracy and the civil conspiracy action for divestiture or dissolution is the usual method of enforcing the antitrust laws. This emphasis on …

Constitutional Law - Criminal Procedure - Federal Immunity Statute Applicable To State Court, Raymond R. Trombadore S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

ln response to a summons, petitioner appeared to testify before a congressional committee investigating crime, and confessed to having run a gambling business in Maryland. This confession was used in the criminal court of Baltimore to convict petitioner of conspiring to violate the state's anti-lottery laws. The conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, which rejected petitioner's contention that use of the committee testimony was forbidden by a federal statute which provides that no testimony given by a witness in congressional inquiries "shall be used as evidence in any criminal proceeding against him in any court." On …

Criminal Law—Perjury Conviction Upheld Despite Grand Jury Misconduct Leading To Indictment, Anthony J. Vaccaro

Buffalo Law Review

United States v. Remington, 208 F. 2d 567 (2d Cir. 1953), cert. denied, 74 Sup. Ct. 476 (1954).