Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology articles from January 2001

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology archives from January 2001

Foreword: Fisher goes quintessential on the fishing expedition and Hubbell is off the hook.
January 1, 2001... I must confess that what first drew me to the Supreme Court's decision last term in the case against Webster Hubbell(1) was not the celebrity of the protagonist, but the Court's paraphrase of the position of Judge Williams, dissenting in part...

Steinberg v. Carhart: women retain their right to choose.
January 1, 2001... Stenberg v. Carhart, 120 S. Ct. 2597 (2000) I. INTRODUCTION In Stenberg v. Carhart,(1) the Supreme Court held that a Nebraska statute banning partial birth abortions was unconstitutional. In a 5-4 decision, the Court concluded that:...

The tailoring of statutory bubble zones: balancing free speech and patients' rights.
January 1, 2001... Hill v. Colorado, 120 S. Ct. 2480 (2000) I. INTRODUCTION In Hill v. Colorado,(1) the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of a provision of a 1993 Colorado statute(2) restricting speech activity outside health care facilities....

It's an ex post facto fact: Supreme Court misapplies the ex post facto clause to criminal procedure.
January 1, 2001... Carmell v. Texas, 120 S. Ct. 1620 (2000) I. INTRODUCTION In Carmell v. Texas,(1) the Supreme Court held that the Ex Post Facto Law Clause of the United States Constitution(2) prohibited the application of a Texas statute of criminal...

Does immunity granted really equal immunity received?
January 1, 2001... United States v. Hubbell, 120 S. Ct. 2037 (2000) I. INTRODUCTION In United States v. Hubbell,(1) the United States Supreme Court addressed whether the act of producing business records under a subpoena qualified as testimonial...

One for the price of two: how the Supreme Court got it half right in Ramdass v. Angelone.
January 1, 2001... Ramdass v. Angelone, 120 S. Ct. 2113 (2000) I. INTRODUCTION In Ramdass v. Angelone,(1) the United States Supreme Court declined to extend its ruling in Simmons v. South Carolina(2) to allow parole-eligible defendants in state capital...

The Hidden War: Crime and the Tragedy of Public Housing in Chicago.(Review)
January 1, 2001... SUSAN J. POPKIN, VICTORIA E. GWIASDA, LYNN M. OLSON, DENNIS P. ROSENBAUM, & LARRY BURON, THE HIDDEN WAR: CRIME AND THE TRAGEDY OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN CHICAGO. Rutgers University Press 2000. 256 pp. The Hidden War(1) provides a post mortem on...