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- 1From:Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (Vol. 111, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedIn all state and federal jurisdictions in the United States, joinder allows prosecutors to join multiple offenses against a criminal defendant. Joinder pervades the American criminal justice system, and some...
- 2From:Criminal Justice (Vol. 35, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAwoman who had long since completed her court-ordered probation sat across from two federal prosecutors and an FBI agent, anxious yet relieved that she finally had summoned the courage to report what her probation...
- 3From:Washington Law Review (Vol. 95, Issue 4)Washington courts impose two mandatory legal financial obligations (LFOs) on almost anyone who pleads guilty to or is convicted of a crime: a $100 DNA sample fee and a crime victim penalty assessment of $250 for...
- 4From:Duke Law Journal (Vol. 72, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedABSTRACT The Sixth Amendment states that "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury." Similarly, Article III mandates that the trial of "all...
- 5From:American Criminal Law Review (Vol. 59, Issue 4)As support has grown to reduce the footprint of criminal law by defunding the police, volunteer prosecution--a practice that has garnered little attention--continues to expand criminal law's footprint. Volunteer...
- 6From:GP Solo (Vol. 39, Issue 5)Nearly every prosecutor starts out handling misdemeanor cases. It is easy in a country that is attempting to address a crisis of over-incarceration in our state and federal prison systems to dismiss the role of these...
- 7From:Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (Vol. 112, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedWhatever the wisdom or folly of the belief Americans who live in violence-affected neighborhoods often believe they need a gun for self-defense. Yet many are, due to age or criminal record, unable to legally possess a...
- 8From:Alaska Law Review (Vol. 39, Issue 1)Individuals convicted of sex offenses in Alaska are serving extremely long sentences in prison. The Alaska legislature made it impossible for those convicted of sex offenses to have their cases referred to three-judge...
- 9From:Washington University Law Review (Vol. 99, Issue 4)INTRODUCTION Criminalization of students occurs when schools refer children to criminal law enforcement for everyday disciplinary infractions--infractions that school administrators and counselors could appropriately...
- 10From:Criminal Justice (Vol. 37, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedWhile only brief sentences of imprisonment may be imposed [in misdemeanor cases], the[se] cases often bristle with thorny constitutional questions." Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U.S. 25, 33 (1972). The Supreme Court is "by...
- 11From:Criminal Justice (Vol. 37, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedNearly every prosecutor starts out handling misdemeanor cases, learning to digest police reports and navigate the judicial system on the cases that seem of little consequence. The longer a person spends in the criminal...
- 12From:Duke Law Journal (Vol. 71, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedABSTRACT The United States is caught in the crosshairs of skyrocketing healthcare costs and a rapidly aging population. Families are buckling under the weight of supporting and caring for aging relatives, especially...
- 13From:Washington Law Review (Vol. 96, Issue 2)People charged with crimes often speak directly to the judge presiding over their case. Yet, what can be seen in courtrooms across the U.S. Is that defendants rarely "talk back" in court, meaning that they rarely...
- 14From:Duke Law Journal (Vol. 70, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedABSTRACT Federal law permanently prohibits anyone who has been convicted of a felony from possessing a firearm. Keeping lethal weapons out of the hands of those who pose a risk to public safety is no doubt a worthy...
- 15From:Notre Dame Law Review (Vol. 96, Issue 4)INTRODUCTION On December 28, 2005, Bradley Beers told his mother he had placed a gun in his mouth, had nothing to live for, and that he was going to kill himself. (2) A college student at the time, Beers was armed with...
- 16From:Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis (Vol. 17, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe present research investigated locus of control, sex and age to identify which influenced crime perceptions and to what extent. A 2 (internal versus external locus of control) X 2 (male versus female) X 3 (young,...
- 17From:North Carolina Law Review (Vol. 99, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIn State v. Mazur, the North Carolina Court of Appeals found that the state's felony stalking statute created a constitutional prohibition on criminal conduct and did not implicate any protected speech. Only months...
- 18From:Missouri Law Review (Vol. 82, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedI. INTRODUCTION On April 24, 2014, Missouri lawmakers sent former Governor Jay Nixon the first comprehensive rewrite in decades of the state's criminal laws. (1) The substantial revisions to Missouri's criminal code...
- 19From:Washington University Law Review (Vol. 98, Issue 1)INTRODUCTION The Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) imposes mandatory minimum sentences on individuals convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm who have at least three prior convictions for "violent...
- 20From:Iowa Law Review (Vol. 105, Issue 5)ABSTRACT: The average Iowan would be shocked to learn that the commission of a firearm possession crime in Iowa would expose them to the risk of being sent to federal prison for a time period 25 percent longer than that...