NASCONDIGLIO, ANGELANew York Law School Law Review
The type of physical evidence needed to prove a defendant’s guilt, then, depends on the crime being charged. For example, DNA evidence may be strong evidence for a felony case of sexual assault, but not for a misdemeanor domestic violence offense or for driving under the influence (DUI)....
applied in the case in order to verify that everything was handled properly by law enforcement officials at every stage of the process. If we believe that the prosecution is being overzealous in applying the law against a client, we’ll remind the court of the defendant’s rights before the...
"Smith said in a brief remarksafter the release of the45-page indictmentoutlining the charges. "As described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies. Lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S. government: the nation's...
A Mental Health Expert Potentially Violates a Criminal Defendant's Constitutional Rights by Referring during Testimony to the Defendant's Refusal to Speak during an Evaluation; Ruling Not Disturbed by Supreme CourtHafemeister, Thomas L
Trial, In law, a judicial examination of issues of fact or law for the purpose of determining the rights of the parties involved. Attorneys for the plaintiff and the defendant make opening statements to a judge or jury, then the attorney for the plaintif
They were moderately successful, but, in their desire to make criminal justice more “just,” they tried to construct rather abstract and artificial equations between crimes and penalties, ignoring the personal characteristics and needs of the individual criminal defendant. Moreover, the object of ...