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Supreme Court Decisions: A Suit Of Armor, Roxane Nass Sokolove Jan 1979

Supreme Court Decisions: A Suit Of Armor, Roxane Nass Sokolove

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Authority Of The House Of Representatives To Expell A Member, Thomas J. Sehler Jan 1979

Authority Of The House Of Representatives To Expell A Member, Thomas J. Sehler

University of Baltimore Law Forum

This report summarizes the historical and legal precedents respecting the power of the House of Representatives to expel one of its Members. There exists no constitutional provision, federal statute, House rule, or precedent which is totally dispositive of the issue. Instances in which the House has expelled Members number three, all occuring in the 37th Congress.


Toward The Abolition Of Interspousal Tort Immunity, Michael N. Gambrill Jan 1979

Toward The Abolition Of Interspousal Tort Immunity, Michael N. Gambrill

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Hypnosis And The Law Symposium, Robin Goodenough Jan 1979

Hypnosis And The Law Symposium, Robin Goodenough

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Decisions: Pen Register Not A "Search", T. Scott Basik Jan 1979

Supreme Court Decisions: Pen Register Not A "Search", T. Scott Basik

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Decisions: The Press V. The Prosecution, Charles F. Chester Jan 1979

Supreme Court Decisions: The Press V. The Prosecution, Charles F. Chester

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


The New-Fangled Warrant, Mark Henckel Jan 1979

The New-Fangled Warrant, Mark Henckel

University of Baltimore Law Forum

Although the Supreme Court had applied the Fourth Amendment to state administrative searchesi involving municipal fire, health and housing inspection programs, the Court's position as to the applicability of the Fourth Amendment to federal administrative codes and procedures was unclear. The Supreme Court settled that question in Marshall u. Barlow's Inc., 436 U.S. 307 (1978).


Hypnosis As A Defense, Lu Clark Jan 1979

Hypnosis As A Defense, Lu Clark

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Behavioral Study Of Justice Goldberg And The Supreme Court, David Hanley Jan 1979

Behavioral Study Of Justice Goldberg And The Supreme Court, David Hanley

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Getting The Bucks You Need: An Alternative Solution, Richard L. Gershberg Jan 1979

Getting The Bucks You Need: An Alternative Solution, Richard L. Gershberg

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Complete With Accessories, James F. Kuhn Jan 1979

Complete With Accessories, James F. Kuhn

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Licensee, Invitee And Trespasser: Archaic Classes?, Ronald Frank Greenbaum Jan 1979

Licensee, Invitee And Trespasser: Archaic Classes?, Ronald Frank Greenbaum

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Residual Hearsay Exceptions & Confrontation: Continuing Constitutional Dilemma, Thomas G. Ross Jan 1979

Residual Hearsay Exceptions & Confrontation: Continuing Constitutional Dilemma, Thomas G. Ross

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Viva Cepeda! Products Liability And Employee Protection, John Jeffrey Ross Jan 1979

Viva Cepeda! Products Liability And Employee Protection, John Jeffrey Ross

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


University Of Baltimore Law Forum Volume 9 Number 2 (Spring 1979) Front Matter Jan 1979

University Of Baltimore Law Forum Volume 9 Number 2 (Spring 1979) Front Matter

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Dimensions Of Confusion: Recent Supreme Court Decisions On Double Jeopardy, David Hanley Jan 1979

Dimensions Of Confusion: Recent Supreme Court Decisions On Double Jeopardy, David Hanley

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Air Representation Vs. Systematic Exclusion, J. Michael Earp Jan 1979

Air Representation Vs. Systematic Exclusion, J. Michael Earp

University of Baltimore Law Forum

The Supreme Court in Duran u. Missouri, 99 S.Ct. 664 (1979) overturned a Missouri defendant's first degree murder conviction in holding that a "systematic exclusion of women [which] results in jury venires averaging less than 15% females violates the Constitution's fair cross-section requirement." 99 S.Ct. at 666. The decision, delivered by Justice White, represents a further progression in the Whitus to Castendal line of cases establishing and defining the meaning of a fair trial under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments.


University Of Baltimore Law Forum Volume 10 Number 1 (Fall 1979) Front Matter Jan 1979

University Of Baltimore Law Forum Volume 10 Number 1 (Fall 1979) Front Matter

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Regressive Hypnosis And The Polygraph: A Case Study, Charles B. Mutter M.D. Jan 1979

Regressive Hypnosis And The Polygraph: A Case Study, Charles B. Mutter M.D.

University of Baltimore Law Forum

This presentation deals with the examination of a female witness and possible suspect involved in a double murder. A polygraph apparatus was attached to the subject during a hypnotic regression. An ideomotor response signal equivalent to a polygraph type response was also utilized. The findings were significant psychodynamically and may explain why reliability of such procedures is deemed questionable.


Supreme Court Decisions: Probably Cause Necessary For Police To Search Automobiles, David Wise Iii Jan 1979

Supreme Court Decisions: Probably Cause Necessary For Police To Search Automobiles, David Wise Iii

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Decisions: Right To Counsel May Be Implicitly Waived, Mark D. Woodard Jan 1979

Supreme Court Decisions: Right To Counsel May Be Implicitly Waived, Mark D. Woodard

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Law School Examinations: Some Helpful Hints, Byron L. Warnken Jan 1979

Law School Examinations: Some Helpful Hints, Byron L. Warnken

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Decisions: In Criminal Jury Trials: Six Jurors Is The Minimum, J. Michael Dougherty Jr. Jan 1979

Supreme Court Decisions: In Criminal Jury Trials: Six Jurors Is The Minimum, J. Michael Dougherty Jr.

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Hypnosis And The Law, Emmanuel Levin Jan 1979

Hypnosis And The Law, Emmanuel Levin

University of Baltimore Law Forum

An aura of the occult surrounds the mention of hypnosis. As a result, hypnotism is rarely used in court. Although tainted by its sideshow reputation, hypnosis, when applied properly, can substantially aid both the investigation and litigation stages of law enforcement.


Hypnosis And The Law, Paul A. Dorf Jan 1979

Hypnosis And The Law, Paul A. Dorf

University of Baltimore Law Forum

Hypnosis and the law have a rather tedious history. Courts all over the country consistently have held inadmissible statements of a defendant, made out of court, while under hypnosis. The rationale is not too difficult to comprehend. Critics of hypnosis as an investigative tool belittle its reliability. They will present cases in which evidence gained through hypnosis turned out to be unreliable. This reluctance to acceptance still may be fostered by antiquated notions. In short, hypnosis was once looked upon as a kind of vaudeville gag, or worse, as a demonic device to control a person's mind. And while reliability …


Affirming An Illegitimate Statute, Ron Byrd Jan 1979

Affirming An Illegitimate Statute, Ron Byrd

University of Baltimore Law Forum

On December 11, 1978, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision, upheld the constitutionality of a statute allowing an illegitimate child to inherit from his intestate father only if a court of competent jurisdiction has, during the father's lifetime, entered an order declaring paternity. In Lalli v. Lalli, 99 S.Ct. 518 (1978) the Court stated that the proof requirement imposed by the New York statute on illegitimate children who would inherit from their father, was not in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment.


"Toto, I'Ve A Feeling We're Not In Kansas Anymore." (A Handbook For The Incoming Law Student), Jeffrey Kluger Jan 1979

"Toto, I'Ve A Feeling We're Not In Kansas Anymore." (A Handbook For The Incoming Law Student), Jeffrey Kluger

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Is The National Flood Insurance Program Really National Land Use In Disguise?, Robert D. Sokolove Jan 1979

Is The National Flood Insurance Program Really National Land Use In Disguise?, Robert D. Sokolove

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Poetic License, Jeffrey Kluger Jan 1979

Poetic License, Jeffrey Kluger

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Addendum To The Baltimore City States Attorney's Office: The Sex Offense Task Force, Ron Byrd Jan 1979

Addendum To The Baltimore City States Attorney's Office: The Sex Offense Task Force, Ron Byrd

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.