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Full-Text Articles in Law
False Or Suppressed Evidence: Why A Need For The Prosecutorial Tie, Ronald L. Carlson
False Or Suppressed Evidence: Why A Need For The Prosecutorial Tie, Ronald L. Carlson
Scholarly Works
Many United States Supreme Court decisions have overturned criminal convictions for the reason that the government employed false evidence to obtain the conviction or failed to disclose relevant evidence important to the defense. In reversing federal or state judgments, the Court often has located direct proof of wrongdoing by the prosecutor. The notorious "bloody shorts" case is an example in point.' There, the state introduced as evidence a pair of men's "blood-stained" undershorts to achieve conviction of the accused. When the blood turned out to be red paint, the Supreme Court granted habeas corpus relief to the defendant because "[it …
The Governor's Private Eyes, Tamar Frankel
The Governor's Private Eyes, Tamar Frankel
Faculty Scholarship
In his inaugural speech on January 3, 1967, Florida Governor Claude Kirk declared a War on Crime. For this purpose he announced the creation of a unique War on Crime Program. Its activities were to include a Citizen's Awareness Program, but its main function was directed to the investigation of crimes. As the Program's director, the Governor appointed Mr. George Wackenhut, the president of the Wackenhut Corporation, a large private investigation firm. Mr. Wackenhut agreed to provide his services for one dollar a year; his corporation was simultaneously retained to supply the Program with the necessary administrative facilities and investigative …
The Crisis Of Qualified Manpower For Criminal Justice: An Analytic Assessment With Guidelines For New Policy. Vol. 1: Probation/Parole, Us Department Of Health, Education, And Welfare, Herman Piven, Abraham Alcabes
The Crisis Of Qualified Manpower For Criminal Justice: An Analytic Assessment With Guidelines For New Policy. Vol. 1: Probation/Parole, Us Department Of Health, Education, And Welfare, Herman Piven, Abraham Alcabes
Federal Documents
The study reported in this volume does not try to enumerate and evaluate the rehabilitative programs which might be used in the community for serious offenders. Instead it surveys and reports what leaders of criminal justice agencies, universities, academic departments and professional schools have to say about what we must do to staff good probation and parole services with enough well-trained people to make the rehabilitation of convicted offenders in the community a realistic and trustworthy prospect.
Citizens, Police, And Polarization: Are Perceptions More Important Than Facts?, Robert J. Condlin
Citizens, Police, And Polarization: Are Perceptions More Important Than Facts?, Robert J. Condlin
Faculty Scholarship
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The Prisoner's Dilemma And Mutual Trust: Comment, Robert L. Birmingam
The Prisoner's Dilemma And Mutual Trust: Comment, Robert L. Birmingam
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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Of Mace And Men: Tort Law As A Means Of Controlling Domestic Chemical Warfare, Joseph A. Page
Of Mace And Men: Tort Law As A Means Of Controlling Domestic Chemical Warfare, Joseph A. Page
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
The use of MACE and other chemical sprays by the police and the public has caused considerable comment and controversy during the last several years. Recognizing the seriousness of the problem, Professor Page analyzes the efficacy of present law to control the misuse of chemical sprays. In this analysis Professor Page first discusses the deve/opmellt of the use of MACE and the heated controversy that surrounds both its employment and potentially deleterious effects. He then turns to the application of intentional tort, negligence, warranty, and strict liability concepts as methods by which victims of MACE might hold the user or …