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Not "Voluntary" But Still Reasonable: A New Paradigm For Understanding The Consent Searches Doctrine, Ric Simmons Jul 2005

Not "Voluntary" But Still Reasonable: A New Paradigm For Understanding The Consent Searches Doctrine, Ric Simmons

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


In Search Of A Theory Of Public Memory: The State, The Individual, And Marcel Proust, Brian F. Havel Jul 2005

In Search Of A Theory Of Public Memory: The State, The Individual, And Marcel Proust, Brian F. Havel

Indiana Law Journal

This Article posits the existence and pervasiveness of an official public (or State) memory that is primarily constructed using public law devices and statements of official policy. While official public memory serves the purposes of social control and stability, it also seeks to mask contestation and is, accordingly, neither complete nor authentic. Using philosophical, scientific, and literary sources, this Article demonstrates how the affective (emotional) memory that is unique to individuals creates a permanent potential for contestation and authenticity and therefore sets a natural conceptual limit to the power of officially managed memory to contrive the past. To help establish …


Deviance, Due Process, And The False Promise Of Federal Rule Of Evidence 403, Aviva A. Orenstein Jan 2005

Deviance, Due Process, And The False Promise Of Federal Rule Of Evidence 403, Aviva A. Orenstein

Articles by Maurer Faculty

In a significant break with traditional evidence rules and policies, Federal Rules of Evidence 413 and 414 (concerning rape and child abuse, respectively) allow jurors to use the accused's prior sexual misconduct as evidence of character and propensity. Courts have rejected due process challenges to the new rules, holding that Federal Rule of Evidence 403 serves as a check on any fairness concerns. However, courts' application of Rule 403 in cases involving these sexual propensity rules is troubling. Relying on the legislative history of the new rules and announcing a presumption of admissibility, courts have forsaken the traditional operation of …


Revenge Or Mercy? Some Thoughts About Survivor Opinion Evidence In Death Penalty Cases, Joseph L. Hoffmann Jan 2003

Revenge Or Mercy? Some Thoughts About Survivor Opinion Evidence In Death Penalty Cases, Joseph L. Hoffmann

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Ethics Of Evidence, J. Alexander Tanford Jan 2002

The Ethics Of Evidence, J. Alexander Tanford

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Professor J. Alexander Tanford offers a unique perspective on the ethics of evidence, illustrated by examples of his own personal experiences as well as excerpts from film and literature. This Article is a must read for any litigator as it addresses the issue of where the line is to be drawn regarding evidence in the courtroom.


Mapp Goes Abroad, Craig M. Bradley Jan 2001

Mapp Goes Abroad, Craig M. Bradley

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Revisiting Indiana's Rule Of Evidence 404(B) And The Lannan Decision In Light Of Federal Rules Of Evidence 413-415, Ellen H. Meilaender Jul 2000

Revisiting Indiana's Rule Of Evidence 404(B) And The Lannan Decision In Light Of Federal Rules Of Evidence 413-415, Ellen H. Meilaender

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Insurance-Weight Of Evidence-Construction Of Policy-Proximate Cause Jan 2000

Insurance-Weight Of Evidence-Construction Of Policy-Proximate Cause

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Apology Excepted: Incorporating A Feminist Analysis Into Evidence Policy Where You Would Least Expect It, Aviva A. Orenstein Jan 1999

Apology Excepted: Incorporating A Feminist Analysis Into Evidence Policy Where You Would Least Expect It, Aviva A. Orenstein

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


In Defense Of The Character Evidence Prohibition: Foundations Of The Rule Against Trial By Character, David P. Leonard Oct 1998

In Defense Of The Character Evidence Prohibition: Foundations Of The Rule Against Trial By Character, David P. Leonard

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


No Bad Men!: A Feminist Analysis Of Character Evidence In Rape Trials, Aviva A. Orenstein Jan 1998

No Bad Men!: A Feminist Analysis Of Character Evidence In Rape Trials, Aviva A. Orenstein

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Expert Witnesses Under Rules 703 And 803(4) Of The Federal Rules Of Evidence: Separating The Wheat From The Chaff, L. Timothy Perrin Oct 1997

Expert Witnesses Under Rules 703 And 803(4) Of The Federal Rules Of Evidence: Separating The Wheat From The Chaff, L. Timothy Perrin

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Allocating The Burden Of Proof, Bruce L. Hay Jul 1997

Allocating The Burden Of Proof, Bruce L. Hay

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The In/Into Controversy: Lubet Misses The Point, J. Alexander Tanford Jan 1997

The In/Into Controversy: Lubet Misses The Point, J. Alexander Tanford

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Evidence In A Different Voice: Some Thoughts On Professor Jonakait's Critique Of A Feminist Approach, Aviva A. Orenstein Jan 1997

Evidence In A Different Voice: Some Thoughts On Professor Jonakait's Critique Of A Feminist Approach, Aviva A. Orenstein

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


"My God!": A Feminist Critique Of The Excited Utterance Exception To The Hearsay Rule, Aviva A. Orenstein Jan 1997

"My God!": A Feminist Critique Of The Excited Utterance Exception To The Hearsay Rule, Aviva A. Orenstein

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Preventing The Discovery Of Plaintiff Genetic Profiles By Defendants Seeking To Limit Damages In Personal Injury Litigation, Mark A. Rothstein Oct 1996

Preventing The Discovery Of Plaintiff Genetic Profiles By Defendants Seeking To Limit Damages In Personal Injury Litigation, Mark A. Rothstein

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Text, Texts, Or Ad Hoc Determinations: Interpretation Of The Federal Rules Of Evidence, Randolph N. Jonakait Jul 1996

Text, Texts, Or Ad Hoc Determinations: Interpretation Of The Federal Rules Of Evidence, Randolph N. Jonakait

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


"Lies, Damned Lies, And Statistics"? Psychological Syndrome Evidence In The Courtroom After Daubert, Krista L. Duncan Jul 1996

"Lies, Damned Lies, And Statistics"? Psychological Syndrome Evidence In The Courtroom After Daubert, Krista L. Duncan

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Factors For Reasonable Suspicion: When Black And Poor Means Stopped And Frisked, David A. Harris Jul 1994

Factors For Reasonable Suspicion: When Black And Poor Means Stopped And Frisked, David A. Harris

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Experts, Liars, And Guns For Hire: A Different Perspective On The Qualification Of Technical Expert Witnesses, Christopher P. Murphy Apr 1994

Experts, Liars, And Guns For Hire: A Different Perspective On The Qualification Of Technical Expert Witnesses, Christopher P. Murphy

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Title Vii Pretext Question: Resolved In Light Of St. Mary's Honor Center V. Hicks, Robert J. Smith Jan 1994

The Title Vii Pretext Question: Resolved In Light Of St. Mary's Honor Center V. Hicks, Robert J. Smith

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Beyond Maryland V. Craig: Can And Should Adult Rape Victims Be Permitted To Testify By Closed-Circuit Television?, Lisa Hamilton Thielmeyer Jul 1992

Beyond Maryland V. Craig: Can And Should Adult Rape Victims Be Permitted To Testify By Closed-Circuit Television?, Lisa Hamilton Thielmeyer

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Developments In The Law Of Evidence, Sophia Goodman, Henry C. Karlson, Kathleen M. Mulligan Jan 1992

Developments In The Law Of Evidence, Sophia Goodman, Henry C. Karlson, Kathleen M. Mulligan

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The purpose of this Article is to alert Indiana practitioners to significant 1991 developments in the law of evidence. The Article first discusses Indiana developments. It then briefly highlights Seventh Circuit and United States Supreme Court decisions of note.


Thinking About Elephants: Admonitions, Empirical Research And Legal Policy, J. Alexander Tanford Jan 1992

Thinking About Elephants: Admonitions, Empirical Research And Legal Policy, J. Alexander Tanford

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Federal Rules Of Evidence After Sixteen Years -- The Effect Of "Plain Meaning" Jurisprudence, The Need For An Advisory Committee On The Rules Of Evidence, And Suggestions For Selective Revision Of The Rules, Aviva A. Orenstein, Edward R. Becker Jan 1992

The Federal Rules Of Evidence After Sixteen Years -- The Effect Of "Plain Meaning" Jurisprudence, The Need For An Advisory Committee On The Rules Of Evidence, And Suggestions For Selective Revision Of The Rules, Aviva A. Orenstein, Edward R. Becker

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Modern Confession Law After Duckworth V. Eagan: What's The Use Of Explaining?, Julia C. Weissman Jul 1991

Modern Confession Law After Duckworth V. Eagan: What's The Use Of Explaining?, Julia C. Weissman

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Drug Testing And Welfare: Taking The Drug War To Unconstitutional Limits?, Philippa M. Guthrie Apr 1991

Drug Testing And Welfare: Taking The Drug War To Unconstitutional Limits?, Philippa M. Guthrie

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Novel Scientific Evidence Of Intoxication: Acoustic Analysis Of Voice Recordings From The Exxon Valdez, J. Alexander Tanford, David B. Pisoni, Keith Johnson Jan 1991

Novel Scientific Evidence Of Intoxication: Acoustic Analysis Of Voice Recordings From The Exxon Valdez, J. Alexander Tanford, David B. Pisoni, Keith Johnson

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Part of this article reports original research conducted under the direction of the second and third authors. The initial re search was supported by a contract to Indiana University from General Motors Research Laboratories. The specific analyses of voice recordings of Captain Joseph Hazelwood were conducted by them at the re quest of the National Transportation Safety Board, and are based on tapes and data supplied by the NTSB. The second author may be called as a witness in some of the lawsuits pending against the Exxon Corporation. The opinions expressed in this article concerning whether this evidence meets the …


A Political-Choice Approach To Limiting Prejudicial Evidence, J. Alexander Tanford Oct 1989

A Political-Choice Approach To Limiting Prejudicial Evidence, J. Alexander Tanford

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.