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Analyzing Wrongful Convictions Beyond The Traditional Canonical List Of Errors, For Enduring Structural And Sociological Attributes, (Juveniles, Racism, Adversary System, Policing Policies), Leona D. Jochnowitz, Tonya Kendall Jan 2021

Analyzing Wrongful Convictions Beyond The Traditional Canonical List Of Errors, For Enduring Structural And Sociological Attributes, (Juveniles, Racism, Adversary System, Policing Policies), Leona D. Jochnowitz, Tonya Kendall

Touro Law Review

Researchers identify possible structural causes for wrongful convictions: racism, justice system culture, adversary system, plea bargaining, media, juvenile and mentally impaired accused, and wars on drugs and crime. They indicate that unless the root causes of conviction error are identified, the routine explanations of error (e.g., eyewitness identifications; false confessions) will continue to re-occur. Identifying structural problems may help to prevent future wrongful convictions. The research involves the coding of archival data from the Innocence Project for seventeen cases, including the one for the Central Park Five exonerees. The data were coded by Hartwick College and Northern Vermont University students …


Keeping Up: Walking With Justice Douglas, Charles A. Reich Jan 2021

Keeping Up: Walking With Justice Douglas, Charles A. Reich

Touro Law Review

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department, People V. Hall, Eric Pack May 2014

Appellate Division, Fourth Department, People V. Hall, Eric Pack

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


It’S In The Bag: Voluntariness, Scope, And The Authority To Grant Consent - United States V. Harris, Daniel Fier Jul 2012

It’S In The Bag: Voluntariness, Scope, And The Authority To Grant Consent - United States V. Harris, Daniel Fier

Touro Law Review

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Due Process Jan 1996

Due Process

Touro Law Review

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Back From The Brink: Part Ii, Joel M. Gora Jan 1994

Back From The Brink: Part Ii, Joel M. Gora

Touro Law Review

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Lee V. Weisman: Whither The Establishment Clause And The Lemon V. Kurtzman Three-Pronged Test?, Thomas A. Schweitzer Jan 1993

Lee V. Weisman: Whither The Establishment Clause And The Lemon V. Kurtzman Three-Pronged Test?, Thomas A. Schweitzer

Touro Law Review

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The Lawyer's Role In The Independent Adoption Process: Parental Consent And Best Interests Of The Child, Diana Lafemina Jan 1987

The Lawyer's Role In The Independent Adoption Process: Parental Consent And Best Interests Of The Child, Diana Lafemina

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.