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White-Collar Plea Bargaining And Sentencing After Booker, Stephanos Bibas
White-Collar Plea Bargaining And Sentencing After Booker, Stephanos Bibas
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Pinkerton Doctrine And Murder, Matthew A. Pauley
The Pinkerton Doctrine And Murder, Matthew A. Pauley
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] "Suppose that A hires B to rob a bank in Massachusetts and A then hires C to rob a bank in Rhode Island. B and C have not met face to face, but each knows he is part of a conspiracy to rob banks in more than one state. All agree that no one will be killed in the robberies. A then procures D to get a car for use in the robberies. B uses D’s car to rob his bank. During the robbery of C’s bank, C pulls out a gun and shoots and kills the bank guard. …
Expanding Forfeiture Without Sacrificing Confrontation After Crawford, Joshua Deahl
Expanding Forfeiture Without Sacrificing Confrontation After Crawford, Joshua Deahl
Michigan Law Review
The central holding of Crawford v. Washington is fairly straightforward: The Confrontation Clause bars the admission of out-of-court testimonial statements unless the defendant had a prior opportunity to cross-examine the witness. Crawford, however, has an often overlooked caveat. In renouncing numerous exceptions to the confrontation right, the Court rejected only those that purport to test the reliability of testimonial statements. It left equitable exceptions undisturbed. As the Court pointed out, "[T]he rule of forfeiture by wrongdoing (which we accept) extinguishes confrontation claims on essentially equitable grounds." The parameters of the rule of forfeiture are a matter of some dispute. …
Death Penalty Law, Holly Geerdes, Nikki Cox
Death Penalty Law, Holly Geerdes, Nikki Cox
Mercer Law Review
This Article surveys the death penalty decisions of the Georgia Supreme Court from June 1, 2004 through May 31, 2005. The cases discussed include those heard by the supreme court on interim appeal, on direct appeal, and on review of habeas corpus decisions. Focusing on the court's decisions that affect the trial and appeal of death penalty cases, this Article, with some exceptions, does not discuss holdings in capital cases that are common to all criminal appeals.
Criminal Law And Procedure, Marla G. Decker, Stephen R. Mccullough
Criminal Law And Procedure, Marla G. Decker, Stephen R. Mccullough
University of Richmond Law Review
This article examines the most significant cases from the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia over the past year. The article also outlines some of the most consequential changes to the law enacted by the Virginia General Assembly during the 2005 Session in the field of criminal law and procedure.
Recognizing Victims In The Federal Rules Of Criminal Procedure: Proposed Amendments In Light Of The Crime Victims' Rights Act, Paul G. Cassell
Recognizing Victims In The Federal Rules Of Criminal Procedure: Proposed Amendments In Light Of The Crime Victims' Rights Act, Paul G. Cassell
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
Taking The Stand: The Lessons Of The Three Men Who Took The Japanese American Internment To Court, Lorraine K. Bannai
Taking The Stand: The Lessons Of The Three Men Who Took The Japanese American Internment To Court, Lorraine K. Bannai
Seattle Journal for Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Gender And Jury Deliberations: The Contributions Of Social Science, Lucy Fowler
Gender And Jury Deliberations: The Contributions Of Social Science, Lucy Fowler
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Criminal Law—The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel—The Supreme Court Minimizes The Right To Effective Assistance Of Counsel By Maximizing The Deference Awarded To Barely Competent Defense Attorneys. Florida V. Nixon, 125 S. Ct. 551 (2004)., Jennifer Williams
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Signatures Of Ideology: The Case Of The Supreme Court's Criminal Docket, Ward Farnsworth
Signatures Of Ideology: The Case Of The Supreme Court's Criminal Docket, Ward Farnsworth
Michigan Law Review
Everyone suspects that Supreme Court justices' own views of policy play a part in their decisions, but the size and nature of the part is a matter of vague impression and frequent dispute. Do their preferences exert some pressure at the margin or are they better viewed as the mainsprings of decision? The latter claim, identified with legal realism, has been lent some support by political scientists who point out that some justices regularly vote for or against certain kinds of claims (for example, under the Fourth Amendment), or that votes in some areas are broadly predictable according to a …
Considering The Constitutionality Of A Confrontation Clause Exception For Domestic Violence Victims, Thekla Hansen-Young
Considering The Constitutionality Of A Confrontation Clause Exception For Domestic Violence Victims, Thekla Hansen-Young
Buffalo Women's Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Determining When Two Offenses Are The Same Under Indiana's Criminal Rule 4, Howard W. Anderson Iii
Determining When Two Offenses Are The Same Under Indiana's Criminal Rule 4, Howard W. Anderson Iii
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Invisible Pillar Of Gideon, Adam M. Gershowitz
The Invisible Pillar Of Gideon, Adam M. Gershowitz
Indiana Law Journal
In 1996, the State of South Carolina charged Larry McVay with common-law robbery. McVay, who was employed part-time and took home less than $160 per week after taxes, claimed that after paying his basic living expenses he had no money left with which to hire an attorney. A South Carolina court disagreed and denied McVay's requestfor appointed counsel. ' Seven years later, Scott Peterson was arrested for the murder of his wife and unborn child in California. Although Peterson owned a home, drove an expensive SUV, and was carrying $10,000 in cash when he was captured, he claimed to be …
The Role Of The Federal Sentencing Guidelines In The Wake Of United States V. Booker And United States V. Fanfan, Rosemary T. Cakmis
The Role Of The Federal Sentencing Guidelines In The Wake Of United States V. Booker And United States V. Fanfan, Rosemary T. Cakmis
Mercer Law Review
The year 2004 began much like previous years, at least when it came to decisions from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals interpreting the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G." or "federal sentencing guidelines" or "guidelines"). In less than one year, however, the federal sentencing guidelines and related Eleventh Circuit decisions took on a fascinating new dimension in light of 2004-2005 United States Supreme Court jurisprudence. This jurisprudence culminated with the January 12, 2005 Supreme Court decision in United States v. Booker, which was consolidated with United States v. Fanfan ("Booker/Fanfan"). Therein, the Supreme Court rejected the Eleventh …
Form Over Substance? Qualified Immunity In Groh V. Ramirez, Lenard F. Harrelson Jr.
Form Over Substance? Qualified Immunity In Groh V. Ramirez, Lenard F. Harrelson Jr.
Mercer Law Review
In Groh v. Ramirez, the United States Supreme Court held in a 5-4 decision that a search warrant may be so facially defective that the executing officers cannot reasonably presume it to be valid. The Court reasoned that the warrant deficiency in this case, revolving around the particularity requirement, flows directly from the text of the Fourth Amendment, and thus, no reasonable officer could believe a warrant that obviously did not comply with this standard was valid. The Court proceeded to deny the executing officer qualified immunity by holding that reliance upon this facially defective warrant was objectively unreasonable. …
To Serve And Protect: Thornton V. United States And The Newly Anemic Fourth Amendment, Jason Lewis
To Serve And Protect: Thornton V. United States And The Newly Anemic Fourth Amendment, Jason Lewis
Mercer Law Review
In Thornton v. United States, the United States Supreme Court further weakened the protection afforded by the Fourth Amendment by holding that an officer may search the passenger compartment of a vehicle incident to arrest even when the suspect is first approached after exiting the vehicle. Under the guise of providing protection to police officers, this decision greatly expands the power of an arresting officer to search the private property of the arrestee and creates uncertainty on what constitutional limits apply to searches incident to arrest outside the home.
Uncertain Waters: Tennard V. Dretke Provides Swells Of Protection For The Mentally Deficient But May Cause Rising Tides Of Frivolous Claims, Kristin L. Starnes
Uncertain Waters: Tennard V. Dretke Provides Swells Of Protection For The Mentally Deficient But May Cause Rising Tides Of Frivolous Claims, Kristin L. Starnes
Mercer Law Review
Continuing to address the morality and constitutionality of executing mentally deficient offenders, the United States Supreme Court in Tennard v. Dretke held that the Texas jury instructions used during the sentencing phase violated the Eighth Amendment. The jury instructions were unconstitutional because they did not provide sentencers with an adequate vehicle for assessing the defendant's mitigating evidence of low Intelligence Quotient. This case has broad implications for jury instructions in capital cases across the nation. It also raises concerns that valid claims by deserving defendants will be lost in a sea of frivolous claims and unidentified intelligence tests.
United States V. Patane: The Supreme Court's Continued Assault On Miranda, David Bosworth
United States V. Patane: The Supreme Court's Continued Assault On Miranda, David Bosworth
Mercer Law Review
In United States v. Patane, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the issue of whether a police officer's failure to give a suspect the complete Miranda warnings required the court to suppress a gun found as a result of the suspect's voluntary statements. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that failure to give such warnings does not require suppression of physical evidence gained from unwarned voluntary statements. The dissenting justices were concerned about the negative effects this ruling would have on police procedures, judicial inquiries, and suspect's rights. This decision creates another exception to the Miranda rule …
Police And Democracy, David Alan Sklansky
Police And Democracy, David Alan Sklansky
Michigan Law Review
Part I of the Article describes the emergence in postwar America of a particular understanding of a democracy, an understanding generally referred to as "democratic pluralism," "analytic pluralism," "pluralist theory," or simply "pluralism." We will spend a fair bit of time unpacking pluralism, because its fine points will prove important when we turn to the task of tracing its reflections in criminal procedure. That task is taken up in Part II, which examines the ways in which the central tenets of democratic pluralism found echoes in criminal procedure - construed broadly to include not only jurisprudence and legal scholarship but …
Securing A Journalist's Testimonial Privilege In The International Criminal Court, Anastasia Heeger
Securing A Journalist's Testimonial Privilege In The International Criminal Court, Anastasia Heeger
San Diego International Law Journal
This Article argues that given the unique and significant contribution of journalists to uncovering and documenting war crimes, the ICC should amend its evidentiary rules to recognize a qualified journalist's privilege. In doing so, the ICC should clearly identify who may benefit from such a privilege, clarify a procedure for balancing the need of reportorial testimony against prosecution and defense interests, and, lastly provide for mandatory consultations between the court and affected news organizations or journalists before allowing the issuance of a subpoena. Such clarity will benefit not only journalists working in war zones and the ICC, but will provide …
Crossing Eight Mile: Juries Of The Vicinage And County-Line Criminal Buffer Statutes, Brian C. Kalt
Crossing Eight Mile: Juries Of The Vicinage And County-Line Criminal Buffer Statutes, Brian C. Kalt
Washington Law Review
Several state statutes allow the state to choose the county in which to prosecute a person who allegedly committed a crime near a county line. Because these buffer statutes apply even in cases where the location of the crime is not in doubt, they are inappropriate on two levels. First, they are needless as a matter of policy; other statutes solve all of the problems that buffers purport to address, but without the detrimental effects. Second, they conflict with the principle—traditional in some states but constitutionally required in others—of trial by a jury of the vicinage, i.e., from the neighborhood …
Apprendi's Limits, R. Craig Green
Apprendi's Limits, R. Craig Green
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
How Panels Affect Judges: Evidence From United States District Courts, Ahmed E. Taha
How Panels Affect Judges: Evidence From United States District Courts, Ahmed E. Taha
University of Richmond Law Review
Recent research has shown that judges on panels decide cases differently than they do individually. Understanding these panel effects is essential to understanding and predicting judicial behavior. This Article uses a unique naturalexperiment, and interviewsof United States district court judges who participatedin this ex-periment, to empirically investigate panel effects. Specifically, in fourteen district courts the judges chose to sit in an en banc panelto decide the constitutionalityof the FederalSentencing Guide- lines; in fifty-three other districts, the judges decided the issue in- dividually instead. This Article compares the decisions and the characteristicsof these districts to study how panels affect judicialdecision making …
United States V. Booker: The Demise Of Mandatory Federal Sentencing Guidelines And The Return Of Indeterminate Sentencing, Jonathan Chiu
United States V. Booker: The Demise Of Mandatory Federal Sentencing Guidelines And The Return Of Indeterminate Sentencing, Jonathan Chiu
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
An Unwarranted Intrusion: The Constitutional Infirmities Of Washington's Dna Collection Law, Erin Curtis
An Unwarranted Intrusion: The Constitutional Infirmities Of Washington's Dna Collection Law, Erin Curtis
Washington Law Review
Washington State law requires all convicted felons to submit a biological sample for purposes of DNA testing. Washington State courts have upheld this law as a permissible search under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Article I, section 7 of the Washington State Constitution, however, provides broader protections against governmental intrusion than does its federal counterpart. Under the state constitutional provision, law enforcement officials may disturb a citizen's private affairs only if authority of law supports the disturbance. A statute alone cannot provide the requisite authority; rather, the search prescribed must either be pursuant to a warrant or …
The Appeal, Alex Kozinski, Alexander Volokh
The Appeal, Alex Kozinski, Alexander Volokh
Michigan Law Review
Appeal from the United States District Court. Hermann Bendemann, District Judge, Presiding. Argued and Submitted July 3, 1926. Filed May 1, 2005. Before: Alex K., Bucephalus and Godot, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Alex K.
Equality, Objectivity, And Neutrality, Alafair S. Burke
Equality, Objectivity, And Neutrality, Alafair S. Burke
Michigan Law Review
When is homicide reasonable? That familiar, yet unanswered question continues to intrigue both courts and criminal law scholars, in large part because any response must first address the question, "reasonable to whom?" The standard story about why that threshold question is both difficult and interesting usually involves a juxtaposition of "objective" and "subjective" standards for judging claims of reasonableness. On the one hand, the story goes, is a "subjective" standard of reasonableness under which jurors evaluate the reasonableness of a criminal defendant's beliefs and actions by comparing them to those of a hypothetical reasonable person sharing all of the individual …
Is There A Future For Leniency In The U.S. Criminal Justice System?, Nora V. Demleitner
Is There A Future For Leniency In The U.S. Criminal Justice System?, Nora V. Demleitner
Michigan Law Review
The spring 2004 release of the gruesome pictures of sexual humiliation and torture at Abu Ghraib prison outside of Baghdad revealed how some U.S. troops, intelligence officers, and private contractors treated Iraqi prisoners taken during and after the war. High-ranking government officials may have condoned, if not encouraged, the abuses. Only reluctantly have they agreed to extend protections customarily accorded civilians and military fighters during a war to individuals detained in Iraq and Afghanistan. As Congressional investigations appear to have stalled, military inquiries have been manifold but resultless. Only a handful of low ranking soldiers have been court-martialed, and a …
A Blow To Domestic Violence Victims: Applying The "Testimonial Statements" Test In Crawford V. Washington, Melissa Moody
A Blow To Domestic Violence Victims: Applying The "Testimonial Statements" Test In Crawford V. Washington, Melissa Moody
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
What I Have Feared Most Has Now Come To Pass: Blakely, Booker, And The Future Of Sentencing, Katie M. Mcvoy
What I Have Feared Most Has Now Come To Pass: Blakely, Booker, And The Future Of Sentencing, Katie M. Mcvoy
Notre Dame Law Review
No abstract provided.