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Law Of The Case In Nevada: Confusing Relatives, Scott Doney Sep 2002

Law Of The Case In Nevada: Confusing Relatives, Scott Doney

Nevada Law Journal

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Waiting For Daubert: The Nevada Supreme Court And The Admissibility Of Expert Testimony, Brian Irvine Mar 2002

Waiting For Daubert: The Nevada Supreme Court And The Admissibility Of Expert Testimony, Brian Irvine

Nevada Law Journal

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“Owing To The Extreme Youth Of The Accused”: The Changing Legal Response To Juvenile Homicide, David S. Tanenhaus, Steven A. Drizin Jan 2002

“Owing To The Extreme Youth Of The Accused”: The Changing Legal Response To Juvenile Homicide, David S. Tanenhaus, Steven A. Drizin

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In this essay, the authors seek to dispel the myth that the juvenile court was never intended to deal with serious and violent offenders; a myth that has largely been unchallenged, especially in the mainstream media, and one that critics of the juvenile court have used to undermine its legitimacy. The discovery of homicide data from the Chicago police department from the early twentieth century, the era in which modern juvenile justice came of age, provides us with new historical date with which to put this dangerous myth to rest, by showing that the nation’s model juvenile court—the Cook County …