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Section 7: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School
Section 7: Criminal Law, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School
Supreme Court Preview
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The Standard Of Review For The Voluntariness Of A Confession On Direct Appeal In Federal Court, Peter B. Rutledge
The Standard Of Review For The Voluntariness Of A Confession On Direct Appeal In Federal Court, Peter B. Rutledge
Scholarly Works
Section I of this Comment reviews the Supreme Court's jurisprudence on confessions, provides a close reading of Miller v. Finton, 474 U.S. 104 (1985), and reviews the division among the federal circuits over the standard of review for voluntariness determinations on direct appeal. Section II analyzes the literature on standards of review and focuses on two vexing problems in this field-the application of law to fact (hereinafter "mixed questions") and the constitutional fact doctrine. These two issues frame the analysis of voluntariness determinations. Section III analyzes these determinations and defends the application of de novo review in cases on …
Designing And Implementing An Expanded System For Civil Court Data Collection: A South Carolina Study, F. Patrick Hubbard
Designing And Implementing An Expanded System For Civil Court Data Collection: A South Carolina Study, F. Patrick Hubbard
South Carolina Law Review
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An Introduction To Federal Habeas Corpus Practice And Procedure, John H. Blume, David P. Voisin
An Introduction To Federal Habeas Corpus Practice And Procedure, John H. Blume, David P. Voisin
South Carolina Law Review
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Criminal Law Defenses, Paul C. Giannelli
The United States Criminal Justice System: A Brief Overview, Paul Marcus
The United States Criminal Justice System: A Brief Overview, Paul Marcus
Faculty Publications
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Criminal Law - Post-Submission Juror Substitution In The Third Circuit: Serving Judicial Economy While Undermining A Defendant's Rights To An Impartial Jury Under Rule 24(C), Jeffrey T. Baker
Villanova Law Review
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George Bush's America Meets Dante's Inferno: The Americans With Disabilities Act In Prison, Ira Robbins
George Bush's America Meets Dante's Inferno: The Americans With Disabilities Act In Prison, Ira Robbins
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
Introduction: The conditions in America's correctional facilities have long been cause for concern. Even those who do not advocate a comfortable quality of life for inmates recognize that basic problems such as overcrowding, inmate violence,' inadequate staffing,2 and increasing costs of building and maintaining prisons have approached crisis levels. Meanwhile, the prison population continues to swell. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the United States Department of Justice, the number of prisoners incarcerated at state and federal prisons annually has grown at a rate of 8.4% in recent years.'
When The Constable Blunders: A Comparison Of The Law Of Police Interrogation In Canada And The United States, Robert Harvie, Hamar Foster
When The Constable Blunders: A Comparison Of The Law Of Police Interrogation In Canada And The United States, Robert Harvie, Hamar Foster
Seattle University Law Review
This Article explores the Supreme Court of Canada's use of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in limiting police interrogations and compares its case decisions with cases from the Supreme Court of the United States. Part II of this Article examines the purposes and policies underlying sections 10(b), 7, and 24(2) of the Charter. Part III then examines the application of sections 10(b) and 7 in situations where (1) suspects are interrogated by uniformed police officers or other persons known to be in authority, and (2) suspects are interrogated surreptitiously by persons not known to be in authority. In both …
Restrictions On Law Enforcement Investigation And Prosecution Of Crime, Paul Marcus
Restrictions On Law Enforcement Investigation And Prosecution Of Crime, Paul Marcus
Faculty Publications
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New Federalism And Constitutional Criminal Procedure: Are We Repeating The Mistakes Of The Past?, James W. Diehm
New Federalism And Constitutional Criminal Procedure: Are We Repeating The Mistakes Of The Past?, James W. Diehm
James W. Diehm
George Bush's America Meets Dante's Inferno: The Americans With Disabilities Act In Prison, Ira P. Robbins
George Bush's America Meets Dante's Inferno: The Americans With Disabilities Act In Prison, Ira P. Robbins
Ira P. Robbins
The October 1995 Supreme Court Term: Selected Criminal Cases, Arthur G. Lefrancois
The October 1995 Supreme Court Term: Selected Criminal Cases, Arthur G. Lefrancois
Arthur G. LeFrancois
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