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Corpus Linguistics And The Criminal Law, Carissa Byrne Hessick
Corpus Linguistics And The Criminal Law, Carissa Byrne Hessick
BYU Law Review
This brief response to Ordinary Meaning and Corpus Linguistics, an article by Stefan Gries and Brian Slocum, explains why corpus linguistics represents a radical break from current statutory interpretation practice, and it argues that corpus linguistics ought not be adopted as an interpretive theory for criminal laws. Corpus linguistics has superficial appeal because it promises to increase predictability and to decrease the role of judges’ personal preferences in statutory interpretation. But there are reasons to doubt that corpus linguistics can achieve these goals. More importantly, corpus linguistics sacrifices other, more important values, including notice and accountability.
Criminals Behind The Veil: Political Philosophy And Punishment, Chad Flanders
Criminals Behind The Veil: Political Philosophy And Punishment, Chad Flanders
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
No abstract provided.
The State Of The States: The Continuing Struggle To Criminalize Revenge Porn, Justin Pitcher
The State Of The States: The Continuing Struggle To Criminalize Revenge Porn, Justin Pitcher
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
How To Incite Crime With Words: Clarifying Brandenburg’S Incitement Test With Speech Act Theory, Bradley J. Pew
How To Incite Crime With Words: Clarifying Brandenburg’S Incitement Test With Speech Act Theory, Bradley J. Pew
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
Justice Deferred Is Justice Denied: We Must End Our Failed Experiment In Deferring Corporate Criminal Prosecutions, Peter R. Reilly
Justice Deferred Is Justice Denied: We Must End Our Failed Experiment In Deferring Corporate Criminal Prosecutions, Peter R. Reilly
BYU Law Review
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, deferred prosecution agreements are said to occupy an “important middle ground” between declining to prosecute on the one hand, and trials or guilty pleas on the other. A top DOJ official has declared that over the last decade, the agreements have become a “mainstay” of white collar criminal law enforcement; a prominent criminal law professor calls their increased use part of the “biggest change in corporate law enforcement policy in the last ten years.”
However, despite deferred prosecution’s apparent rise in popularity among law enforcement officials, this Article sets forth the argument that …
Criminalizing Non-Evacuation Behavior: Unintended Consequences And Undesirable Results, Brandon Curtis
Criminalizing Non-Evacuation Behavior: Unintended Consequences And Undesirable Results, Brandon Curtis
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Best Interest Is The Child: A Historical Philosophy For Modern Issues, Lahny R. Silva
The Best Interest Is The Child: A Historical Philosophy For Modern Issues, Lahny R. Silva
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
A little over a century after the creation of the first juvenile court in America, the states and the federal government continue to try to find an effective and practical solution to juvenile delinquency. Beginning with the “Best Interest of the Child Standard” in 1899, juvenile justice policy has evolved into a mixed bag of philosophies. State statutes littered with “Best Interest” rhetoric, have interestingly resulted in state policies that are retributive in nature and disproportionately affect minority communities. The disconnect between theory and practice is the product of decades of socio-political influence on juvenile justice policy as well as …
Creating Crimmigration, César Cuahtémoc García Hernández
Creating Crimmigration, César Cuahtémoc García Hernández
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
Taking Mistakes Seriously, Paul J. Larkin Jr.
Taking Mistakes Seriously, Paul J. Larkin Jr.
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
Part I of this article discusses the principle that mistake or ignorance of the law is no excuse. It is settled law that no one can defend against a criminal charge on the grounds that he did not intend to flout the law and, at worst, made only a reasonable, honest mistake as to what he was free to do. Part II examines several areas in which the law does precisely the opposite by repeatedly manifesting a willingness to forgive reasonable mistakes by one or more actors in the criminal justice system. Part III then asks whether the developments discussed …
Proposition 36: Ignoring Amenability And Avoiding Accountability, Mehgan Porter
Proposition 36: Ignoring Amenability And Avoiding Accountability, Mehgan Porter
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
No abstract provided.
Holding Virtual Child Pornography Creators Liable By Judicial Redress: An Alternative Approach To Overcoming The Obstacles Presented In Ashcroft V. Free Speech Coalition, Daniel W. Bower
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
No abstract provided.
Which Crime Is It? The Role Of Proportionality In Recidivist Sentencing After Ewing V. California, Richard H. Andrus
Which Crime Is It? The Role Of Proportionality In Recidivist Sentencing After Ewing V. California, Richard H. Andrus
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
No abstract provided.
Crime And Punishment: The Eighth Amendment's Proportionality Guarantee After Harmlin V. Michigan, John C. Rooker
Crime And Punishment: The Eighth Amendment's Proportionality Guarantee After Harmlin V. Michigan, John C. Rooker
Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law
No abstract provided.
Searching For The Rule Of Law In The Wake Of Communism, George P. Fletcher
Searching For The Rule Of Law In The Wake Of Communism, George P. Fletcher
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.