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Without Limitation: 'Groundhog Day' For Incompetent Defendants, J. Amy Dillard
Without Limitation: 'Groundhog Day' For Incompetent Defendants, J. Amy Dillard
All Faculty Scholarship
This Article offers a brief overview of the standards for determining competency to stand trial. After examining the seminal case of Jackson v. Indiana, which held that the indefinite pre-trial detention of incompetent defendants violates due process, this Article argues that Virginia Code § 19.2-169.3, like statutes in twenty other states, violates a defendant's right to substantive due process, including the right to be free from forcible medication. This Article proposes legislation that will make the process constitutional, while addressing the concerns about the release of dangerous individuals held by the prosecutors and the community.
Toward A Limited-Government Theory Of Extraterritorial Detention, Robert Knowles, Marc D. Falkoff
Toward A Limited-Government Theory Of Extraterritorial Detention, Robert Knowles, Marc D. Falkoff
Law Faculty Publications
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The Land Of The Free: Human Rights Violations At Immigration Detention Facilities In America, Caitlin J. Mitchel
The Land Of The Free: Human Rights Violations At Immigration Detention Facilities In America, Caitlin J. Mitchel
LLM Theses and Essays
In America today, aliens who commit even minor visa violations can be detained in one of many immigration detention facilities throughout the U.S. These detainees may be transferred to a facility far away from their homes, families, and attorneys. While imprisoned in these detention facilities, some detainees are treated as and housed with criminals. Their substantive and procedural rights are limited and their human rights are violated. The U.S. laws that should protect them are the very laws that strip them of their rights to court proceedings, challenges of decisions regarding detention, and judicial review. By issuing substantial reservations, declarations, …