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Arrests: Legal And Illegal, Daniel Yeager

Georgia State University Law Review

The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. An arrest—manifesting a police intention to transport a suspect to the stationhouse for booking, fingerprinting, and photographing—is a mode of seizure. Because arrests are so intrusive, they require roughly a fifty percent chance that an arrestable offense has occurred. Because nonarrest seizures (aka Terry stops), though no “petty indignity,” are less intrusive than arrests, they require roughly just a twenty-five percent chance that crime is afoot.

Any arrest not supported by probable cause is illegal. It would therefore seem to follow that any arrest supported by probable cause is legal. But it …

Hb 927 - Supreme Court, Appellate Court Efficiencies, Bryan Janflone, Michael F. Williford

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act expands the jurisdiction of the Georgia Court of Appeals and increases the number of Supreme Court Justices from seven to nine to alleviate the overly burdened Supreme Court of Georgia. The Supreme Court had exclusive appellate jurisdiction over cases involving title to land, wills, and divorce. The Act allows the Court of Appeals to hear appeals on these matters.

The Supreme Court's "New" Federalism: An Anti-Rights Agenda?, Mitchell F. Crusto

Georgia State University Law Review

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Constitutional Law: A Ruse For Government By An Intellectual Elite, Lino A. Graglia

Georgia State University Law Review

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Women In Law In Israel: A Study Of The Relationship Between Professional Integration And Feminism, Frances Raday

Georgia State University Law Review

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No Striped Pants And Morning Coat: The Solicitor General In The State And Lower Federal Courts, Drew S. Days

Georgia State University Law Review

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Lawyers And The Supreme Court: Of Means And Ends, Murray L. Schwartz

Georgia State University Law Review

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