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The Right Remedy For The Wrongly Convicted: Judicial Sanction For Destruction Of Dna Evidence, Cynthia E. Jones
The Right Remedy For The Wrongly Convicted: Judicial Sanction For Destruction Of Dna Evidence, Cynthia E. Jones
Fordham Law Review
Many state innocence protection statutes give courts the power to impose appropriate sanctions when biological evidence needed for postconviction DNA testing is wrongly destroyed by the government. Constitutional claims based on wrongful evidence destruction are governed by the virtually insurmountable “bad faith” standard articulated in Arizona v. Youngblood. The wrongful destruction of DNA evidence in contravention of state innocence protection laws, however, should be governed by the standards used to adjudicate other “access to evidence” violations in criminal cases, including disclosures mandated by the rules of criminal procedure, the Jencks Act, and Brady v. Maryland. Under the “access to evidence” …
Reconciling Classified Evidence And A Petitioner's Right To A "Meaningful Review" At Guantanamo Bay: A Legislative Solution, Sarah Lorr
Fordham Law Review
In Boumediene v. Bush, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the detainees held at Guantánamo Bay have a constitutional right to a writ of habeas corpus and are entitled to a “meaningful review” of their habeas petitions. This Note attempts to reconcile the need for a “meaningful review” with the government’s reliance on classified evidence that is completely inaccessible to the detainee-petitioners. After examining three other contexts in which the reliance on classified evidence has been sanctioned—federal criminal courts, immigration cases, and the ongoing military commissions at Guantánamo—this Note concludes that a “meaningful review” of the Guantánamo habeas petitions requires …
Interpreting The Phrase "Newly Discovered Evidence": May Previously Unavailable Exculpatory Testimony Serve As The Basis For A Motion For A New Trial Under Rule 33?, Mary Ellen Brennan
Interpreting The Phrase "Newly Discovered Evidence": May Previously Unavailable Exculpatory Testimony Serve As The Basis For A Motion For A New Trial Under Rule 33?, Mary Ellen Brennan
Fordham Law Review
Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure permits a federal court to grant a new trial to a criminal defendant if the “interest of justice so requires,” specifying as one potential basis the availability of “newly discovered evidence.” The federal circuit courts have disagreed as to whether postconviction testimony proffered by a codefendant who had remained silent at trial may serve as the basis for a Rule 33 motion grounded on newly discovered evidence. A majority of the federal circuits, including, most recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, have held that, while a codefendant’s …
Assessing Fourth Amendment Challenges To Dna Extraction Statutes After Samson V. California, Charles J. Nerko
Assessing Fourth Amendment Challenges To Dna Extraction Statutes After Samson V. California, Charles J. Nerko
Fordham Law Review
DNA plays an indespensable role in modern law enforcement, and courts uniformly find that DNA extraction statutes targeting criminals satisfy the Fourth Amendment. Courts differ on which Fourth Amendment test--totality of the circumstances or special needs--ought to be employed in this context. This Note concludes the courts should apply Samson v. California's less stringent totality of the circumstances test to analyze DNA extraction statutes in order to maintain the integrity of the special needs test.
Federal Evidence Rule 608(B): Gateway To The Minefield Of Witness Preparation, Gerald L. Shargel
Federal Evidence Rule 608(B): Gateway To The Minefield Of Witness Preparation, Gerald L. Shargel
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Are Evidence-Related Ethics Provisions "Law"?, Fred C. Zacharias
Are Evidence-Related Ethics Provisions "Law"?, Fred C. Zacharias
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Use And Misuse Of High-Tech Evidence By Prosecutors: Ethical And Evidentiary Issues, Robert Aronson, Jacqueline Mcmurtrie
The Use And Misuse Of High-Tech Evidence By Prosecutors: Ethical And Evidentiary Issues, Robert Aronson, Jacqueline Mcmurtrie
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Special Issues Raised By Rape Trial, Aviva Orenstein
Special Issues Raised By Rape Trial, Aviva Orenstein
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
"Remarkable Stratagems And Conspiracies": How Unscrupulous Lawyers And Credulous Judges Created An Exception To The Hearsay Rule, Marianne Wesson
"Remarkable Stratagems And Conspiracies": How Unscrupulous Lawyers And Credulous Judges Created An Exception To The Hearsay Rule, Marianne Wesson
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Perplexing Problem Of Client Perjury, L. Timothy Perrin
The Perplexing Problem Of Client Perjury, L. Timothy Perrin
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Clarifying The Curative Admissibility Doctrine: Using The Principles Of Forfeiture And Deterrence To Shape The Relief For An Opponent's Evidentiary Misconduct, Edward J. Imwinkelried
Clarifying The Curative Admissibility Doctrine: Using The Principles Of Forfeiture And Deterrence To Shape The Relief For An Opponent's Evidentiary Misconduct, Edward J. Imwinkelried
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Duke Lacrosse Case, Innocence, And False Identifications: A Fundamental Failure To "Do Justice", Robert P. Mosteller
The Duke Lacrosse Case, Innocence, And False Identifications: A Fundamental Failure To "Do Justice", Robert P. Mosteller
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Ethical Firewalls, Limited Admissibility, And Rule 703, Daniel D. Blinka
Ethical Firewalls, Limited Admissibility, And Rule 703, Daniel D. Blinka
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Ethics And Evidence, Introduction, Daniel J. Capra
Ethics And Evidence, Introduction, Daniel J. Capra
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
See No Evil: Wrongful Convictions And The Prosecutorial Ethics Of Offering Testimony By Jailhouse Informants And Dishonest Experts, Myrna S. Raeder
See No Evil: Wrongful Convictions And The Prosecutorial Ethics Of Offering Testimony By Jailhouse Informants And Dishonest Experts, Myrna S. Raeder
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Expert Witness Ethics, Joseph Sanders
Prosecutors, Ethics, And Expert Witnesses, Paul C. Giannelli, Kevin C. Mcmunigal
Prosecutors, Ethics, And Expert Witnesses, Paul C. Giannelli, Kevin C. Mcmunigal
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Emotional Juror., Todd E. Pettys
Evidence And Ethics: Litigating In The Shadows Of The Rules, Joseph A. Colquitt
Evidence And Ethics: Litigating In The Shadows Of The Rules, Joseph A. Colquitt
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
"Anything You Say May Be Used Against You": A Proposed Seminar On The Lawyer's Duty To Warn Of Confidentiality's Limits In Today's Post-Enron World, Paul F. Rothstein
"Anything You Say May Be Used Against You": A Proposed Seminar On The Lawyer's Duty To Warn Of Confidentiality's Limits In Today's Post-Enron World, Paul F. Rothstein
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
It's The Prosecution's Story, But They're Not Sticking To It: Applying Harmless Error And Judicial Estoppel To Exculpatory Post-Conviction Dna Testing Cases , Hilary S. Ritter
It's The Prosecution's Story, But They're Not Sticking To It: Applying Harmless Error And Judicial Estoppel To Exculpatory Post-Conviction Dna Testing Cases , Hilary S. Ritter
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
I Ain't Got No Body: The Moral Uncertainty Of Bodiless Murder Jurisprudence In New York After People V. Bierenbaum, Francis Paul Greene
I Ain't Got No Body: The Moral Uncertainty Of Bodiless Murder Jurisprudence In New York After People V. Bierenbaum, Francis Paul Greene
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Prosecutor's Duty To Disclose Exculpatory Evidence, Lisa M. Kurcias
Prosecutor's Duty To Disclose Exculpatory Evidence, Lisa M. Kurcias
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Keeping The Reformist Spirit Alive In Evidence Law Tribute, Stephen A. Saltzburg, Edward J. Imwinkelried
Keeping The Reformist Spirit Alive In Evidence Law Tribute, Stephen A. Saltzburg, Edward J. Imwinkelried
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Relevance Of "Execution Impact" Testimony As Evidence Of Capital Defendants' Character, Darcy F. Katzin
The Relevance Of "Execution Impact" Testimony As Evidence Of Capital Defendants' Character, Darcy F. Katzin
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Admission Of Dna Evidence In State And Federal Courts, George Bundy Smith, Janet A. Gordon
The Admission Of Dna Evidence In State And Federal Courts, George Bundy Smith, Janet A. Gordon
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Arbitration Of Patent Infringement Disputes: Encouraging The Use Of Arbitration Through Evidence Rules Reform, Gregg A. Paradise
Arbitration Of Patent Infringement Disputes: Encouraging The Use Of Arbitration Through Evidence Rules Reform, Gregg A. Paradise
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
United States V. Gaudin: A Decision With Material Impact, Jeffrey Saks
United States V. Gaudin: A Decision With Material Impact, Jeffrey Saks
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Crime Bill Of 1994 And The Law Of Character Evidence: Congress Was Right About Consent Defense Cases, Roger C. Park
The Crime Bill Of 1994 And The Law Of Character Evidence: Congress Was Right About Consent Defense Cases, Roger C. Park
Fordham Urban Law Journal
There is considerable debate as to whether to admit evidence of past sexual assaults in cases where the accused presents a defense of consent to a current sexual assault charge. The consent defense presents a unique situation where, due to the probative value of evidence that suggests propensity to rape, a strong justification can be made to admit this information as evidence. However, critics of this opinion have argued that admitting propensity evidence about the accused in a rape case is inconsistent with the rape shield rule which excludes propensity evidence about the victim. This argument is flawed in the …
Undertaking The Task Of Reforming The American Character Evidence Prohibition: The Importance Of Getting The Experiment Off On The Right Foot, Edward J. Imwinkelried
Undertaking The Task Of Reforming The American Character Evidence Prohibition: The Importance Of Getting The Experiment Off On The Right Foot, Edward J. Imwinkelried
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The United States Congress and the State Legislatures of Indiana and Missouri have chosen illogical starting points in their experiments to reform the prohibition against introducing character evidence in criminal cases. Rather than start by allowing the introduction of past crimes with high recidivism rates such as burglary, these legislatures have chosen crimes with minimal probative value as predictors of the accused's conduct. By allowing the the introduction of criminal history in regard to criminal sexual conduct and child molestation, these legislatures increase the risk of wrongful conviction due to the disdain with which the average citizen views these types …