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Book Smart, Nancy Bellhouse May Oct 2018

Book Smart, Nancy Bellhouse May

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Shot Selection, Patrick J. Barry Oct 2018

Shot Selection, Patrick J. Barry

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Pothole Laws, Appellate Courts, And Judicial Drift, Kenneth L. Gartner Oct 2018

Pothole Laws, Appellate Courts, And Judicial Drift, Kenneth L. Gartner

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

This article begins by describing the structure of the appellate system in New York state, introducing the features of the typical New York pothole law, and summarizing the New York cases that set the substantive and procedural background for a discussion and analysis of judicial drift.


The Right To Appeal In Comparative Perspective, Dražan Djukić Oct 2018

The Right To Appeal In Comparative Perspective, Dražan Djukić

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

Appellate procedures regarding the most serious crimes under domestic law are, in general, conducted differently in common law and civil law systems. This article reviews the differences concerning the primary facets of such proceedings, namely prosecutorial rights of appeal, access to appellate review, the scope of appellate review, the admission of additional evidence, appellate decisionmaking powers, and the functions of appellate review. It then explains that these differences result from dissimilar decisionmaking processes, degrees of adherence to the search for the truth, and sources of law.


The Art Of The Effective Reply, Peter M. Mansfield Oct 2018

The Art Of The Effective Reply, Peter M. Mansfield

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Behind The Velvet Curtain: Understanding Supreme Court Conference Discussions Through Justices' Personal Conference Notes, Ryan C. Black, Timothy R. Johnson Oct 2018

Behind The Velvet Curtain: Understanding Supreme Court Conference Discussions Through Justices' Personal Conference Notes, Ryan C. Black, Timothy R. Johnson

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Where We Are, Nancy Bellhouse May Apr 2018

Where We Are, Nancy Bellhouse May

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


The Supreme Court—Then And Now, Jon O. Newman Apr 2018

The Supreme Court—Then And Now, Jon O. Newman

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Native American Tribal Appellate Courts: Underestimated And Overlooked, Gregory D. Smith Apr 2018

Native American Tribal Appellate Courts: Underestimated And Overlooked, Gregory D. Smith

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


My First Supreme Court Argument . . . And Then What Happened, Adam G. Unikowsky Apr 2018

My First Supreme Court Argument . . . And Then What Happened, Adam G. Unikowsky

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Wither Oral Argument? The American Academy Of Appellate Lawyers Says Let’S Resurrect It!, James C. Martin, Susan M. Freeman Apr 2018

Wither Oral Argument? The American Academy Of Appellate Lawyers Says Let’S Resurrect It!, James C. Martin, Susan M. Freeman

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


A Word Of Introduction: U.S. Supreme Court Brief Writing Style Guide, Dan Schweitzer Apr 2018

A Word Of Introduction: U.S. Supreme Court Brief Writing Style Guide, Dan Schweitzer

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


U.S. Supreme Court Brief Writing Style Guide, Dan Schweitzer Apr 2018

U.S. Supreme Court Brief Writing Style Guide, Dan Schweitzer

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.


Slumping: The Eighth Circuit’S Supreme Court Batting Average In Federal-Sentencing Cases, Mark W. Bennett Apr 2018

Slumping: The Eighth Circuit’S Supreme Court Batting Average In Federal-Sentencing Cases, Mark W. Bennett

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

No abstract provided.