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The Qualitative Dimension Of Fourth Amendment "Reasonableness", Sherry F. Colb Nov 1998

The Qualitative Dimension Of Fourth Amendment "Reasonableness", Sherry F. Colb

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Supreme Court doctrine protects two seemingly distinct kinds of interests under the heading of privacy rights: one "substantive," the other "procedural." The Fourth Amendment guarantee against "unreasonable searches and seizures" has been generally interpreted to protect procedural privacy. Searches are typically defined as governmental inspections of activities and locations in which an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy from observation. In the typical case, this reasonable expectation of privacy may be breached only where the government has acquired a quantitatively substantial objective basis for believing that the search would uncover evidence of a crime. Substantive privacy rights have not …


Lie Detection: The Supreme Court's Polygraph Decision, Bennett L. Gershman Sep 1998

Lie Detection: The Supreme Court's Polygraph Decision, Bennett L. Gershman

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

In United States v. Scheffer, decided this past Term, the Supreme Court considered for the first time the admissibility of polygraph evidence. The Court held that exclusion of such evidence on behalf of a criminal defendant was supported by valid justifications and offended no constitutional right to present a defense.


"We The People" And Our Enduring Values, Susan Bandes May 1998

"We The People" And Our Enduring Values, Susan Bandes

Michigan Law Review

Akhil Amar chides legal scholars for believing that the current system of criminal procedure, both substantive and remedial, is constitutionally compelled. He writes, "Scholars should know better, but too few of those who write in criminal procedure do serious, sustained scholarship in constitutional law generally, or in fields like federal jurisdiction and remedies" (p. 115). Amar believes, as I do, that criminal procedure has been impoverished by its failure to connect to "larger themes of constitutional, remedial and jurisdictional theory" (p. 115). But as one who has done serious, sustained scholarship in all the areas Amar mentions - or so …


After Legal Indeterminacy: Carl Schmitt And The National Socialist Legal Order, 1933-1936, William E. Scheuerman May 1998

After Legal Indeterminacy: Carl Schmitt And The National Socialist Legal Order, 1933-1936, William E. Scheuerman

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Aggravating And Mitigating Factors: The Paradox Of Today's Arbitrary And Mandatory Capital Punishment Scheme, Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier Mar 1998

Aggravating And Mitigating Factors: The Paradox Of Today's Arbitrary And Mandatory Capital Punishment Scheme, Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Over twenty years ago, the United States Supreme Court held that both mandatory capital sentencing schemes and total discretionary capital sentencing schemes violate the Eighth Amendment. According to Jeffrey Kirchmeier, the "guided discretion" capital sentencing scheme of sentencing factors that has developed, however, has the constitutional problems of both mandatory death penalties and unlimited discretion death penalties.

Justices Scalia, Blackmun, and Thomas have noted that the mandate of unlimited mitigating circumstances has resulted in an arbitrary system. Kirchmeier argues that today's sentencing scheme is arbitrary also because of undefined aggravating factors, unlimited nonstatutory aggravating factors, and victim impact evidence. According …


Interpreting The Constitution From Inside The Jury Box: Affecting Interstate Commerce As An Element Of The Crime, Richard W. Smith Mar 1998

Interpreting The Constitution From Inside The Jury Box: Affecting Interstate Commerce As An Element Of The Crime, Richard W. Smith

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Counsel, Court Of Appeals: People V. Cohen Jan 1998

Right To Counsel, Court Of Appeals: People V. Cohen

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: People V. Gabriel Jan 1998

Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: People V. Gabriel

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Jury Trial, Supreme Court, Dutchess County: People V. Mcintosh Jan 1998

Right To Jury Trial, Supreme Court, Dutchess County: People V. Mcintosh

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To A Speedy Trial, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department: People V. Coplin Jan 1998

Right To A Speedy Trial, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department: People V. Coplin

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department: People V. Lafontaine Jan 1998

Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department: People V. Lafontaine

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department: People V. Smith Jan 1998

Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department: People V. Smith

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Bronx County: People V. Johnson Jan 1998

Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Bronx County: People V. Johnson

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Queens County: People V. Brewer Jan 1998

Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Queens County: People V. Brewer

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department: People V. Hall Jan 1998

Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department: People V. Hall

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Suffolk County: People V. Shulman Jan 1998

Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Suffolk County: People V. Shulman

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Does New York's Death Penalty Statute Violate The New York Constitution?, Honorable Stewart F. Hancock Jr., Christopher Quinn, Richard Klein Jan 1998

Does New York's Death Penalty Statute Violate The New York Constitution?, Honorable Stewart F. Hancock Jr., Christopher Quinn, Richard Klein

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Prosecutorial Misconduct In Closing Argument In Arkansas Criminal Trials, J. Thomas Sullivan Jan 1998

Prosecutorial Misconduct In Closing Argument In Arkansas Criminal Trials, J. Thomas Sullivan

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.


New York Vs. "The Rest Of The Country": State Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Barry Latzer Jan 1998

New York Vs. "The Rest Of The Country": State Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Barry Latzer

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Confrontation Clause, Court Of Appeals: People V. Ortiz Jan 1998

Confrontation Clause, Court Of Appeals: People V. Ortiz

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Double Jeopardy, Court Of Appeals: People V. Vasquez Jan 1998

Double Jeopardy, Court Of Appeals: People V. Vasquez

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Double Jeopardy, Supreme Court, Appellate Division Second Department: People V. Haishun Jan 1998

Double Jeopardy, Supreme Court, Appellate Division Second Department: People V. Haishun

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Double Jeopardy, Supreme Court, Appellate Term Second Judicial Department: People V. Steele Jan 1998

Double Jeopardy, Supreme Court, Appellate Term Second Judicial Department: People V. Steele

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department: People V. Leslie Jan 1998

Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department: People V. Leslie

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Counsel, Court Of Appeals: People V. Wilson Jan 1998

Right To Counsel, Court Of Appeals: People V. Wilson

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Jury Trial, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department: Hynes V. Tomei Court Jan 1998

Right To Jury Trial, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department: Hynes V. Tomei Court

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Search And Seizure, Court Of Appeals: People V. Funches Jan 1998

Search And Seizure, Court Of Appeals: People V. Funches

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department: People V. Hichez Jan 1998

Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department: People V. Hichez

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Neonaticide And The "Ethos Of Maternity": Traditional Criminal Law Defenses And The Novel Syndrome, Judith E. Macfarlane Jan 1998

Neonaticide And The "Ethos Of Maternity": Traditional Criminal Law Defenses And The Novel Syndrome, Judith E. Macfarlane

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note explores the legal and psychological dimensions of neonaticide, proposing the recognition of a Neonaticide Syndrome to better understand the mental state of perpetrators and inform legal defenses. It argues that such a syndrome, characterized by denial of pregnancy and psychotic breaks, could provide a framework for lenient sentencing and negate intent in homicide charges, similar to how Rape Trauma Syndrome and Battered Woman Syndrome are used in court. The analysis emphasizes the need for expert testimony to explain the mental state of defendants and the admissibility of such evidence under Frye and Daubert standards.


Taking The Cop Out Of Copping A Plea: Eradicating Police Prosecution Of Criminal Cases, Andrew Horwitz Jan 1998

Taking The Cop Out Of Copping A Plea: Eradicating Police Prosecution Of Criminal Cases, Andrew Horwitz

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.