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Race And The Decision To Detain A Suspect, Sheri Johnson Dec 1983

Race And The Decision To Detain A Suspect, Sheri Johnson

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Adoption Of A Flexible Standard For Analyzing Informants' Tips In Illinois V. Gates, Joseph E. Kolar Nov 1983

Adoption Of A Flexible Standard For Analyzing Informants' Tips In Illinois V. Gates, Joseph E. Kolar

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A discussion of Illinois v. Gates, wherein the Supreme Court abandoned the strict requirements of the Aguilar-Spinelli two-pronged test for evaluating informants' tips in favor of a more flexible "totality-of-the-circumstances" approach.


Criminal Procedure—Supreme Court Defines Scope Of Automobile Exception To Fourth Amendment Warrant Requirement, Michael Schneider Apr 1983

Criminal Procedure—Supreme Court Defines Scope Of Automobile Exception To Fourth Amendment Warrant Requirement, Michael Schneider

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Quantum Of Evidence Required To Extradite From The United States, Robert J. Rosoff Jan 1983

The Quantum Of Evidence Required To Extradite From The United States, Robert J. Rosoff

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article argues that it is appropriate to require that requesting countries meet the uniform federal bindover standard to obtain extradition from the United States, rather than a more stringent state standard. The federal bindover standard of probable cause accomplishes the purpose of United States extradition procedure better than any other evidentiary standard. It affords an alleged fugitive more protection from unjustified extradition than is available in most countries. Furthermore, the reasons advanced by advocates of a more stringent bindover standard in the domestic criminal setting do not apply to extradition hearings.


Reasonable Suspicion And Probable Cause In Automobile Searches: A Validity Checklist For Police, Prosecutors, And Defense Attorneys Jan 1983

Reasonable Suspicion And Probable Cause In Automobile Searches: A Validity Checklist For Police, Prosecutors, And Defense Attorneys

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.