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The Case Against Prosecuting Refugees, Evan J. Criddle Nov 2020

The Case Against Prosecuting Refugees, Evan J. Criddle

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Within the past several years, the U.S. Department of Justice has pledged to prosecute asylum-seekers who enter the United States outside an official port of entry without inspection. This practice has contributed to mass incarceration and family separation at the U.S.–Mexico border, and it has prevented bona fide refugees from accessing relief in immigration court. Yet, federal judges have taken refugee prosecution in stride, assuming that refugees, like other foreign migrants, are subject to the full force of American criminal justice if they skirt domestic border controls. This assumption is gravely mistaken.

This Article shows that Congress has not authorized …


Criminal-Justice Apps: A Modest Step Toward Democratizing The Criminal Process, Adam M. Gershowitz Feb 2019

Criminal-Justice Apps: A Modest Step Toward Democratizing The Criminal Process, Adam M. Gershowitz

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Prosecutorial Dismissals As Teachable Moments (And Databases) For The Police, Adam M. Gershowitz Nov 2018

Prosecutorial Dismissals As Teachable Moments (And Databases) For The Police, Adam M. Gershowitz

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The criminal justice process typically begins when the police make a warrantless arrest. Although police usually do a good job of bringing in the “right” cases, they do make mistakes. Officers sometimes arrest suspects even though there is no evidence to prove an essential element of the crime. Police also conduct unlawful searches and interrogations. And officers make arrests in marginal cases—schoolyard fights are a good example—in which prosecutors do not think a criminal conviction is appropriate. Accordingly, prosecutors regularly dismiss cases after police have made warrantless arrests and suspects have sat in jail for days, or even weeks. In …


The Miranda Custody Requirement And Juveniles, Paul Marcus Oct 2017

The Miranda Custody Requirement And Juveniles, Paul Marcus

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Concerns about the interrogation process and the ability of minors to navigate the criminal justice system often intersect. The impact of the age of juveniles can be seen in a variety of judicial decisions, most markedly those dealing with punishment. But judicial concern for juveniles goes well beyond sentencing. The interrogation process raises especially grave fears.

Since the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Miranda v. Arizona disallowing compelled inculpatory statements by criminal suspects and defendants, there has been concern as to whether juveniles fully understand and appreciate their rights as articulated in Miranda and based in the Fifth …


Section 5: Criminal Law Panel, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2017

Section 5: Criminal Law Panel, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 4: Criminal, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2016

Section 4: Criminal, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 6: Criminal, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2015

Section 6: Criminal, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 6: Criminal, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2014

Section 6: Criminal, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Promising Protection: 911 Call Records As Foundation For Family Violence Intervention, James G. Dwyer Dec 2013

Promising Protection: 911 Call Records As Foundation For Family Violence Intervention, James G. Dwyer

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Section 6: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2013

Section 6: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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The First Day Of Criminal Law: Forgetting Everything You Thought You Already Knew, Kami Chavis Simmons Apr 2013

The First Day Of Criminal Law: Forgetting Everything You Thought You Already Knew, Kami Chavis Simmons

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Whether from the media or the seemingly endless rotation of Law and Order episodes, many students enter law school with a great deal of knowledge about important concepts that dominate Criminal Law, including murder, manslaughter, conspiracy, self-defense, or insanity. This familiarity with criminal law presents a dual challenge for students and professors alike. First, as future lawyers, they must force themselves to think critically about these familiar topics, and despite their basic knowledge of the criminal justice system, students quickly learn that there is much more to criminal law than meets the eye. Second, part of this critical analysis requires …


Remarks Of William Van Alstyne On The Brandenburg Panel, William W. Van Alstyne Oct 2011

Remarks Of William Van Alstyne On The Brandenburg Panel, William W. Van Alstyne

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The Interpretive Authority Of Consensus In The Lower Courts, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl May 2011

The Interpretive Authority Of Consensus In The Lower Courts, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl

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The Rule Of Lenity As A Rule Of Federalism, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl May 2011

The Rule Of Lenity As A Rule Of Federalism, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl

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Waiting For Davis V. United States -- Or Not Waiting, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl May 2011

Waiting For Davis V. United States -- Or Not Waiting, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl

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Did The Supreme Court Recently Exercise A Power That Had Lain Dormant For Decades?, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl May 2011

Did The Supreme Court Recently Exercise A Power That Had Lain Dormant For Decades?, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl

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Book Review Of Fact Finding Without Facts: The Uncertain Evidentiary Foundations Of International Criminal Convictions, Linda A. Malone Jan 2011

Book Review Of Fact Finding Without Facts: The Uncertain Evidentiary Foundations Of International Criminal Convictions, Linda A. Malone

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Section 5: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2010

Section 5: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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When Facts Are Thin On The Ground, Julia Romasevych, Paul Antiss, Nancy Amoury Combs Sep 2010

When Facts Are Thin On The Ground, Julia Romasevych, Paul Antiss, Nancy Amoury Combs

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Fact-finding at the international tribunals is not as precise as we think. Nancy Combs, Professor of Law at William and Mary Law School, explores this in her new book 'Fact-finding without facts: the uncertain evidentiary foundations of international criminal convictions'.


Fact-Finding Without Facts, Nancy Amoury Combs Aug 2010

Fact-Finding Without Facts, Nancy Amoury Combs

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Trivia From The Supreme Court Order List, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl Feb 2010

Trivia From The Supreme Court Order List, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl

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Section 4: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Oct 2009

Section 4: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 7: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2008

Section 7: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 6: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2007

Section 6: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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The Crisis In Indigent Defense: A National Perspective, Mary Sue Backus, Paul Marcus Jan 2006

The Crisis In Indigent Defense: A National Perspective, Mary Sue Backus, Paul Marcus

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Causing Constitutional Harm: How Tort Law Can Help Determine Harmless Error In Criminal Trials, Jason M. Solomon Apr 2005

Causing Constitutional Harm: How Tort Law Can Help Determine Harmless Error In Criminal Trials, Jason M. Solomon

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The Entrapment Defense: An Interview, Paul Marcus Jan 2004

The Entrapment Defense: An Interview, Paul Marcus

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Section 8: Criminal Law & Procedure, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2002

Section 8: Criminal Law & Procedure, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 5: Criminal Law And Procedure, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2001

Section 5: Criminal Law And Procedure, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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Section 6: Criminal Law & Procedure, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2000

Section 6: Criminal Law & Procedure, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

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