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Instructing Illinois Juries On The Definition Of Reasonable Doubt: The Need For Reform, Timothy P. O'Neill Nov 2015

Instructing Illinois Juries On The Definition Of Reasonable Doubt: The Need For Reform, Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Confronting The Overcriminalization Of America, 48 J. Marshall L. Rev. 757 (2015), Timothy P. O'Neill Nov 2015

Confronting The Overcriminalization Of America, 48 J. Marshall L. Rev. 757 (2015), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

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An Analysis Of Illinois' New Offense Of Second Degree Murder, 20 J. Marshall L. Rev. 209 (1986), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

An Analysis Of Illinois' New Offense Of Second Degree Murder, 20 J. Marshall L. Rev. 209 (1986), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

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The Good, The Bad, And The Burger Court: Victims' Rights And A New Model Of Criminal Review, 75 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 363 (1984), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

The Good, The Bad, And The Burger Court: Victims' Rights And A New Model Of Criminal Review, 75 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 363 (1984), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Escape From Freedom: Why “Limited Lockstep” Betrays Our System Of Federalism, 48 J. Marshall L. Rev. 325 (2014), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Escape From Freedom: Why “Limited Lockstep” Betrays Our System Of Federalism, 48 J. Marshall L. Rev. 325 (2014), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

The Illinois Supreme Court has ironically chosen to make the Illinois Constitution completely insignificant in several areas of constitutional law. It has accomplished this through “the limited lockstep doctrine.” This approach is used to interpret cognate provisions of the U.S. and Illinois Constitutions.


Constitutional Argument As Jeremiad, 45 Val. U. L. Rev. 33 (2010), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Constitutional Argument As Jeremiad, 45 Val. U. L. Rev. 33 (2010), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

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Two Concepts Of Liberty Valance: John Ford, Isaiah Berlin, And Tragic Choice On The Frontier, 37 Creighton L. Rev. 471 (2004), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Two Concepts Of Liberty Valance: John Ford, Isaiah Berlin, And Tragic Choice On The Frontier, 37 Creighton L. Rev. 471 (2004), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

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Vindicating The Defendant's Constitutional Right To Testify At A Criminal Trial: The Need For An On-The-Record Waiver, 51 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 809 (1990), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Vindicating The Defendant's Constitutional Right To Testify At A Criminal Trial: The Need For An On-The-Record Waiver, 51 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 809 (1990), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

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Rethinking Miranda: Custodial Interrogation As A Fourth Amendment Search And Seizure, 37 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 1109 (2004), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Rethinking Miranda: Custodial Interrogation As A Fourth Amendment Search And Seizure, 37 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 1109 (2004), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


"The Stepford Justices": The Need For Experiential Diversity On The Roberts Court, 60 Okla. L. Rev. 701 (2007), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

"The Stepford Justices": The Need For Experiential Diversity On The Roberts Court, 60 Okla. L. Rev. 701 (2007), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Illinois' Latest Version Of The Defense Of Voluntary Intoxication: Is It Wise? Is It Constitutional?, 39 Depaul L. Rev. 15 (1989), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Illinois' Latest Version Of The Defense Of Voluntary Intoxication: Is It Wise? Is It Constitutional?, 39 Depaul L. Rev. 15 (1989), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Petition For Leave To Appeal, People Of The State Of Illinois V. Di Vincenzo, 700 N.E.2d 981 (Ill. 1997) (No. 82942), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Petition For Leave To Appeal, People Of The State Of Illinois V. Di Vincenzo, 700 N.E.2d 981 (Ill. 1997) (No. 82942), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


"Stop Me Before I Get Reversed Again": The Failure Of Illinois Appellate Courts To Protect Their Criminal Decisions From United States Supreme Court Review, Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

"Stop Me Before I Get Reversed Again": The Failure Of Illinois Appellate Courts To Protect Their Criminal Decisions From United States Supreme Court Review, Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


America The Eusocial, 49 New Eng. L. Rev. On Remand 71 (2015), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

America The Eusocial, 49 New Eng. L. Rev. On Remand 71 (2015), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Instructing Illinois Juries On The Definition Of “Reasonable Doubt”: The Need For Reform, 27 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 921 (1996), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Instructing Illinois Juries On The Definition Of “Reasonable Doubt”: The Need For Reform, 27 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 921 (1996), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Beyond Privacy, Beyond Probable Cause, Beyond The Fourth Amendment: New Strategies For Fighting Pretext Arrests, 69 U. Colo. L. Rev. 693 (1998), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Beyond Privacy, Beyond Probable Cause, Beyond The Fourth Amendment: New Strategies For Fighting Pretext Arrests, 69 U. Colo. L. Rev. 693 (1998), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Brief Of Amicus Curiae National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers In Support Of Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari, Leggett V. United States Of America, 528 U.S. 868 (Supreme Court Of The United States Of America 1999) (No. 99-10), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Brief Of Amicus Curiae National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers In Support Of Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari, Leggett V. United States Of America, 528 U.S. 868 (Supreme Court Of The United States Of America 1999) (No. 99-10), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Scalia's Poker: Puzzles And Mysteries In Constitutional Interpretation, 24 Const. Comment. 663 (2007), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Scalia's Poker: Puzzles And Mysteries In Constitutional Interpretation, 24 Const. Comment. 663 (2007), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Brief Of The Appellant, People Of The State Of Illinois V. Di Vincenzo, 700 N.E.2d 981 (Ill. 1997) (No. 82942), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Brief Of The Appellant, People Of The State Of Illinois V. Di Vincenzo, 700 N.E.2d 981 (Ill. 1997) (No. 82942), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Mirror Neurons, The New Neuroscience, And The Law: Some Preliminary Observations, 39 Sw. L. Rev. 499 (2010), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Mirror Neurons, The New Neuroscience, And The Law: Some Preliminary Observations, 39 Sw. L. Rev. 499 (2010), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Vagrants In Volvos: Ending Pretextual Traffic Stops And Consent Searches Of Vehicles In Illinois, Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Vagrants In Volvos: Ending Pretextual Traffic Stops And Consent Searches Of Vehicles In Illinois, Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Brief Of Law Professors, Timothy P. O'Neill, Et Al As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioner-Appellee Addolfo Davis, People V. Davis, 6 N.E.3d 709 (Illinois Supreme Court 2013) (No. 115595), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Brief Of Law Professors, Timothy P. O'Neill, Et Al As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioner-Appellee Addolfo Davis, People V. Davis, 6 N.E.3d 709 (Illinois Supreme Court 2013) (No. 115595), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


“Stop Me Before I Get Reversed Again”: The Failure Of Illinois Appellate Courts To Protect Their Criminal Decisions From United States Supreme Court Review, 36 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 893 (2005), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

“Stop Me Before I Get Reversed Again”: The Failure Of Illinois Appellate Courts To Protect Their Criminal Decisions From United States Supreme Court Review, 36 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 893 (2005), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Reply Brief Of The Appellant, People Of The State Of Illinois V. Di Vincenzo, 183 Ill.2d 239, Docket No. 82942 (Supreme Court Of Illinois 1998), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Reply Brief Of The Appellant, People Of The State Of Illinois V. Di Vincenzo, 183 Ill.2d 239, Docket No. 82942 (Supreme Court Of Illinois 1998), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


There Will Be Blame: Misfortune And Injustice In The Sweet Hereafter, 5 U. Denv. Sports & Ent. L.J. 19 (2008), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

There Will Be Blame: Misfortune And Injustice In The Sweet Hereafter, 5 U. Denv. Sports & Ent. L.J. 19 (2008), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Illinois Courts And The Law Of Miranda Waivers: A Policy Worth Preserving, 30 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 429 (2010), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Illinois Courts And The Law Of Miranda Waivers: A Policy Worth Preserving, 30 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 429 (2010), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


New Law, Old Cases, Fair Outcomes: Why The Illinois Supreme Court Must Overrule People V Flowers, Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

New Law, Old Cases, Fair Outcomes: Why The Illinois Supreme Court Must Overrule People V Flowers, Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


Law And The Argumentative Theory, 90 Or. L. Rev. 837 (2012), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Law And The Argumentative Theory, 90 Or. L. Rev. 837 (2012), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

Like many law professors, I have coached my share of moot court teams. As you probably know, in most competitions students either choose or are assigned one side of the case to brief. But for the oral argument segment of the competition, students must argue both sides of the case, “on-brief” and “off-brief,” often in alternate rounds. At the end of a competition, with their heads still swimming with arguments and counterarguments, students will sometimes ask, “OK, so can you tell us which is the correct side?” I always say, “Of course I can. . . . The correct side …


Waiver Of Constitutional Issues In Criminal Cases: Confusion In The Illinois Supreme Court, 11 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 55 (1990), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

Waiver Of Constitutional Issues In Criminal Cases: Confusion In The Illinois Supreme Court, 11 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 55 (1990), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.


“With Malice Toward None”: A Solution To An Illinois Homicide Quandary, 32 Depaul L. Rev. 107 (1982), Timothy P. O'Neill May 2015

“With Malice Toward None”: A Solution To An Illinois Homicide Quandary, 32 Depaul L. Rev. 107 (1982), Timothy P. O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

No abstract provided.