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On The Perils Of Line-Drawing: Juveniles And The Death Penalty, Joseph L. Hoffmann

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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The Fifth Amendment: If An Aid To The Guilty Defendant, An Impediment To The Innocent One, Peter W. Tague

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The fifth amendment's privilege not to answer, critics carp, insulates the guilty defendant from revealing his complicity. While this is true, ironically it also can shackle the innocent defendant from attempting to prove that another person committed the crime. If that other person asserts the fifth amendment in response to questions designed to substitute him for the defendant, the innocent defendant can neither surmount that person's assertion nor benefit therefrom.

Consider this set of facts. A murder is committed. Defendant, charged with the crime, has evidence that Witness killed the victim. The prosecution believes only one person committed the crime. …

Some Doubts Concerning The Selection Hypothesis Of George Priest, Douglas O. Linder

Faculty Works

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Criminal Law—Due Process—Police Need Not Preserve Potentially Exculpatory Evidence As Long As They Act In "Good Faith." Arizona V. Youngblood, 109 S. Ct. 333 (1988)., Lynn D. Lisk

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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The Child Porn Myth, Lawrence A. Stanley

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

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The Reasonable Doubt Rule And The Meaning Of Innocence, Scott E. Sundby

Articles

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When Racists And Radicals Meet, Ronald J. Bacigal, Margaret Ivey Bacigal

Law Faculty Publications

In order to stimulate scholarly discussion, this Essay presents an empirical account of the Greensboro incident from the perspective of those who participated in the episode and in the resulting civil rights trial. The Essay traces the circumstances leading to the violence and reviews the resultant litigation with special attention given to the role of the trial judge in politically volatile cases. The candid reflections offered by the trial judge and other participants allow the reader to examine both the event and the litigation, not merely in the abstract, but as implemented by flesh-andblood lawyers, litigants, and judges. .

Needed: A Rewrite, Paul F. Rothstein

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Proposed far-reaching changes in the Federal Rules of Evidence are of major practical significance to every lawyer involved in the criminal justice process. The proposed changes are contained in a recent report by the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section's Rules of Criminal Procedure and Evidence Committee. The report was selected for publication in Federal Rules Decisions, 120 F.R.D. 299 (1988), because of its interest to federal practitioners and judges. More than 40 judges, lawyers, and scholars were involved in the four-year study, and experts on each particular rule acted as "reporters" to the committee on those areas.

The report …

Capital Punishment: A Disputation, Peter Lushing

Articles

The article critiques the use of capital punishment, arguing that it is morally flawed, ineffective as a deterrent, and disproportionately applied to marginalized groups. Through a dialogue between a judge and a clerk, it highlights the emotional and societal complexities surrounding the death penalty, ultimately advocating for its abolition in favor of life imprisonment and systemic reforms.

Alcoholism, Intoxication, And The Criminal Law, Steven S. Nemerson

Cardozo Law Review

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A Barrel Without Hoops: The Impact Of Counterterrorism On Israel's Legal Culture, Pnina Lahav

Cardozo Law Review

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Theories Of Truth Finding In Criminal Procedure: An Evolutionary Approach, John D. Jackson

Cardozo Law Review

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Employee Theft And Erisa: A Proposed Amendment To Garnish Pension Benefits, Bonnie H. Rattner

Cardozo Law Review

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Excepting Civil Rico Claims From Rule 9(B), Chavie N. Kahn

Cardozo Law Review

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Discovery Depositions In Florida Criminal Proceedings: Should They Survive?, John F. Yetter

Florida State University Law Review

Pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution of the 1988 Florida Legislature, the Supreme Court of Florida created a commission which is presently studying the use of depositions by the defense in criminal prosecutions. In this Article, Dean Yetter, a member of the commission, traces the history of criminal defense depositions in Florida, explores the arguments which shaped last session's legislative debate, and identifies available options for reform.

Law And Consciousness, Charles A. Reich

Cardozo Law Review

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The Concurrent Sentence Doctrine Dies A Quiet Death -- Or Are The Reports Greatly Exaggerated?, Anne S. Emanuel

Florida State University Law Review

The concurrent sentence doctrine is a judicially-created rule of criminal procedure. In this article, Professor Emanuel traces the history of the doctrine from its roots in eighteenth-century England to its current status in state and federal courts. Recently, the United States Supreme Court effectively forestalled the use of the doctrine in any federal felony conviction; however, Professor Emanuel argues that the doctrine remains viable in collateral actions for postconviction relief from federal convictions and in state couts.

The Prosecutor As "Minister Of Justice", Bennett L. Gershman

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

Times have changed. Today, prosecutors are on top of the world. Their powers are enormous, and constantly reinforced by sympathetic legislatures and courts. The "awful instruments of the criminal law," as Justice Frankfurter described the system,1 are today supplemented with broad new crimes, easier proof requirements, heavier sentencing laws, and an extremely cooperative judiciary, from district and state judges, to the highest Court in the land.

White V. State: And Now For Something Different, Susan Stuart, Richard Pitts

Law Faculty Publications

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Habeas Corpus Committee - Correspondence, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Habeas Corpus Committee

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Postsentence Sentencing: Determining Probation Revocation Sanctions, Bradford Mank

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

Although procedural due process requirements govern the proof of a violation in a probation revocation hearing, judges exercise almost total discretion in deciding what sanctions to impose once a violation is established. These postsentence judgments can be as important as the initial sentencing. Sanctions for even minor probation violations can range from obligating a probationer to meet with his probation officer more frequently to executing a suspended prison sentence. The Supreme Court recognized in Morrissey v. Brewer that the choice of sanctions is often more complex than the proof of a violation. Principles must be developed to regulate postsentence sentencing. …

Arizona V. Hicks: Probable Cause Requirement Under The Plain View Doctrine, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 903 (1988), Robert J. Kuker

UIC Law Review

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The Constitutionality Of Attorney Fee Forfeiture Under Rico And Cce, 22 J. Marshall L. Rev. 155 (1988), John R. Russell

UIC Law Review

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Rock V. Arkansas: Hypnosis And The Prejudice Rule - Your Memories May Not Be Your Own, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 409 (1988), Gail Downer Zwemke

UIC Law Review

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Consequences Of Federalizing Criminal Law, Roger J. Miner '56

Criminal Law

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Mccleskey V. Kemp: The Supreme Court Pulls The Switch On Future Judicial Challenges To The Death Penalty, 22 J. Marshall L. Rev. 215 (1988), William H. Jones

UIC Law Review

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Griffin V. Wisconsin Warrantless Probation Searches - Do The State's Needs Warrant Such Strict Measures, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 921 (1988), William Blake Weiler

UIC Law Review

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Second Degree Murder Replaces Voluntary Manslaughter In Illinois: Problems Solved, Problems Created, James B. Haddad

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Criminal Law And Procedure, Steven D. Benjamin

University of Richmond Law Review

A police officer's detention of a citizen is a "seizure" of the person for purposes of the fourth amendment, and must be reasonable in light of the totality of the circumstances. Significant police encounters fall into two categories-the brief investigatory detention and the more intrusive, full-blown arrest.

The Prosecutor's Obligation To Grant Defense Witness Immunity, Bennett L. Gershman

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

The author enumerates the three most common situations in which the courts have required the prosecutor to offer immunity to defense witnesses: (1) to safeguard the defendant's right to essential exculpatory testimony; (2) where the use of the prosecutor's powers to grant immunity causes such distortion in the fact-finding process as to require granting immunity to defense witnesses; and (3) where immunity is required to remedy prosecutory misconduct such as the intimidation of witnesses. The use of the "missing witness" instruction to avoid reaching the constitutional issue is also discussed.