Criminal Justice Magazine, Spring 2007
Criminal Justice Section
Criminal Justice Magazine, Spring 2007
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SPRING 2007 Volume 22, Number 1
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FEATURES
The Fifth Amendment and the Grand Jury
By Sara Sun Beale and James E. Felman
Inherent in the nature of the grand jury process is the tension between the jury’s need forevidence and a witness’s concern about self-incrimination. As the authors explain in thisconcise review of the existing law, Fifth Amendment privilege is still unsettled at both thefederal and state levels. Discussed here are subpoenas to individuals for testimony and documents, subpoenas to records custodians for testimony and documents, and subpoenas torecords custodians to former employees.
Confrontation Clause Analysis After Davis
By Myrna S. Raeder
The Supreme Court’s decision in Crawfordset trial practice on its ear, especially when itcame to determining when 911 calls or excited utterances are admissible in court. Thequestion is particularly important in cases of domestic violence where victims are oftenuncooperative and do not appear at trial. In this article, Prof. Myrna Raeder, of Southwestern University Law School, looks at the impact of Davis v. Washington, a deci-sion that was expected to settle the controversy.
An Irony: Greater Protection of Individual Rights Now Found in State Courts
By Arthur L. Burnett, Sr.
Where once most lawyers and citizens perceived greater protection of individual rightsunder the federal Bill of Rights, Judge Burnett argues in this article that in today’s courts, itis the reverse—state constitutions often afford defendants greater rights as state courtsassert their independence of “the rising and falling tides of federal case law.” (Oregon Supreme Court in State v. Kennedy.)
Will Your Criminal Justice System Function in the Next Disaster?
By Mary L. Boland
Both 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina temporarily crippled the criminal justice system in theirrespective locales. Heeding the lessons to be learned from these disasters, the ABA’sCriminal Justice Section hosted a conference in 2006 on disaster preparedness for lawyers,judges, and others involved in the administration of the criminal justice system. This articlereports on those findings and offers a wealth of information and resources to aid in bluntingthe impact of such upheavals.
The Limitations of Fingerprint Identifications
By Drew Newman
Once considered “infallible,” fingerprint evidence in criminal investigations is receiving fail-ing marks from some experts. Here the author reviews the history of fingerprint analysis,what critics are saying, and what the future holds.
DEPARTMENTS
Chair’s Counsel: The Value of Discretion
Scientific Evidence: Bite Mark Evidence
Cert Alert: Supreme Court Review
Ethics: Implicit Plea Agreements and Brady Disclosure
Federal Rules Alert: How Rules Are Made:A Brief Overview
Trial Tactics: Improper Use of the Trial Judge as Voucher
Juvenile Justice: Is Another Juvenile Crime Wave in the Offing?
Federal Sentencing: Bureau of Prisons Revamps Prison Designation Process
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