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Race And Sentencing Equality In Kentucky, Robert L. Hurley Dec 1979

Race And Sentencing Equality In Kentucky, Robert L. Hurley

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Disparity in sentencing felons based on racial considerations has long has been considered a problem for civil libertarians and scholars alike. Examining data gathered in Kentucky, this thesis addresses this issue through the application of recently developed methodological techniques. Utilizing an index of sentencing equality, this study shows that while differences do exist in black and white offender offense characteristics, these differences do not account for the variations in sentences rendered in cases of white as opposed to black felons. This exploratory research reviews and critiques previous research and provides evidence which should prove useful in resolving the problem of …


Justiciability And Theories Of Judicial Review: A Remote Relationship, Lee A. Albert Sep 1977

Justiciability And Theories Of Judicial Review: A Remote Relationship, Lee A. Albert

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.


Contribution To An Explication Of The Activity Of The Warren Majority Of The Supreme Court, Mitchell Franklin Apr 1975

Contribution To An Explication Of The Activity Of The Warren Majority Of The Supreme Court, Mitchell Franklin

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Book Review. The Doctrine Of Precedent In The Court Of Appeal For East Africa By G.F.A. Sawyerr And J.A. Hiller, William B. Harvey Jan 1971

Book Review. The Doctrine Of Precedent In The Court Of Appeal For East Africa By G.F.A. Sawyerr And J.A. Hiller, William B. Harvey

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The New Administrative State: Judicial Sanction For Agency Self-Determination In The Regulation Of Industry, Ralph F. Fuchs Jan 1969

The New Administrative State: Judicial Sanction For Agency Self-Determination In The Regulation Of Industry, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of Gault By A Sociologist, Albert K. Cohen Apr 1968

An Evaluation Of Gault By A Sociologist, Albert K. Cohen

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium on Juvenile Problems: In re Gault


The Judiciary In Ghana, William B. Harvey Jan 1966

The Judiciary In Ghana, William B. Harvey

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Prematurity And Obiter Dictum In Indian Judicial Thought, William D. Popkin Jan 1962

Prematurity And Obiter Dictum In Indian Judicial Thought, William D. Popkin

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Political Questions In The Federal Judiciary -- A Comparative Study, Wencelas J. Wagner Jan 1959

Political Questions In The Federal Judiciary -- A Comparative Study, Wencelas J. Wagner

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Social Meaning Of Legal Concepts - Criminal Guilt, Jerome Hall Oct 1950

Social Meaning Of Legal Concepts - Criminal Guilt, Jerome Hall

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Book Review. Hunt, H. T., The Case Of Thomas J. Mooney And Warren K. Billings, Ralph F. Fuchs Jan 1930

Book Review. Hunt, H. T., The Case Of Thomas J. Mooney And Warren K. Billings, Ralph F. Fuchs

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review Apr 1922

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Admiralty - Workmen's Compensation - Is a Hydroplane a Vessel? - Claimant was employed in the care and management of a hydroplane which was moored in navigable waters. The hydroplane began to drag anchor and drift toward the beach, where it was in danger of being wrecked. Claimant waded into the water and was struck by the propeller. Held, claimant is not entitled to compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Law, since a hydroplane while on navigable waters is a vessel, and therefore the jurisdiction of the admiralty excludes that of the State Industrial Commission. Reinhardt v. Newport Flying Service Corp. …


The Case, Trevett Against Weeden Dec 1786

The Case, Trevett Against Weeden

Library Archive

Wherein the Rights of the People to Trial by Jury, &c. are dated and maintained, and the Legislative, Judiciary and Executive Powers of Government examined and denned.