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Presuming Lawyers Competent To Protect Fundamental Rights: Is It An Affordable Fiction?, Robert G. Lawson
Presuming Lawyers Competent To Protect Fundamental Rights: Is It An Affordable Fiction?, Robert G. Lawson
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
This article explores the ramifications of Wainwright v. Sykes, a case decided before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1977. The broad question before the Court in Sykes concerned the extent to which state prisoners should have access to federal court by use of the writ of habeas corpus. The narrow issue before the Court concerned the impact on a prisoner's claim for habeas relief of procedural defaults (such as a failure to object to evidence, a failure to perfect an appeal, etc.) that occur in the state proceeding under attack. In considering these important issues Justice …
Kentucky Law Survey: Evidence, Robert G. Lawson
Kentucky Law Survey: Evidence, Robert G. Lawson
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
This article is a survey of Kentucky law on evidence. Almost as often as not the government's case in criminal litigation will contain evidence indicating that the accused committed some offense other than the one for which he is being tried. Consequently a set of rules to control the use of evidence of "other crimes" has evolved. In most jurisdictions it consists of a single rule that prohibits the use of such evidence against a defendant along with a group of exceptions that virtually engulfs the prohibition against admissibility. Kentucky law is so structured. As all lawyers who engage in …
A Primer On Administrative Rules And Rule-Making In Kentucky, Edward H. Ziegler Jr.
A Primer On Administrative Rules And Rule-Making In Kentucky, Edward H. Ziegler Jr.
Kentucky Law Journal
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The Contemporaneous Objection Rule: Time For A Re-Examination, Matthew J. Fritz
The Contemporaneous Objection Rule: Time For A Re-Examination, Matthew J. Fritz
Kentucky Law Journal
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That Was No Wife, That Was My Lady: Is Marvin V. Marvin Appropriate For Kentucky?, Michael Braden
That Was No Wife, That Was My Lady: Is Marvin V. Marvin Appropriate For Kentucky?, Michael Braden
Kentucky Law Journal
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Water Use Permits In A Riparian State: Problems And Proposals, Richard C. Ausness
Water Use Permits In A Riparian State: Problems And Proposals, Richard C. Ausness
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Although adequate supplies of water are generally available in Kentucky, the law governing its use and allocation is much less satisfactory. At present, Kentucky water law is a complex mixture of common law and statutory water rights. The purpose of this article is to evaluate these water rights and suggest a number of improvements. Part I will examine the common law rules as they relate to both surface water and ground water. Part II will focus upon Kentucky's present system of statutory water use regulation and will identify some of its more serious deficiencies. Part III will recommend some short-range …
Religious Property Tax Exemptions In Kentucky, Paul J. Weber, Janet R. Olson
Religious Property Tax Exemptions In Kentucky, Paul J. Weber, Janet R. Olson
Kentucky Law Journal
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The Kentucky Divorce Statute: A Call For Reform, Richard D. Simms
The Kentucky Divorce Statute: A Call For Reform, Richard D. Simms
Kentucky Law Journal
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Tax Implications Of The Uniform Marriage And Divorce Act: Does The Davis Rule Still Apply In Kentucky?, Susan L. Coleman
Tax Implications Of The Uniform Marriage And Divorce Act: Does The Davis Rule Still Apply In Kentucky?, Susan L. Coleman
Kentucky Law Journal
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Security Interests In Motor Vehicles: A Conflict In Kentucky Law, Henry Lawson
Security Interests In Motor Vehicles: A Conflict In Kentucky Law, Henry Lawson
Kentucky Law Journal
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