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Perjury
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 684

Perjury

On August 3, 1948, "Time" magazine editor Whittaker Chambers made a stunning allegation before the House Un-American Activities Committee: Alger Hiss, former high-ranking State Department official, had served with him in the Communist underground. Hiss's defense was the gripping story of its day, and the question of his guilt remains an enigma. This book provides fascinating insights into the case and into the American political life of the 1930s and 1940s. of photos.

United States Attorneys' Manual
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 720

United States Attorneys' Manual

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1985
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Model Rules of Professional Conduct
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 216

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

  • Categories: Law

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Majority Verdicts
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 100

Majority Verdicts

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2005
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  • Publisher: Unknown

It is generally considered that the requirement of unanimity results in more hung juries than does the alternative system of requiring only a majority of jurors to agree on a verdict. What constitutes a majority differs between jurisdictions that have embraced the concept, and may also depend on the type of offence being tried. This Report examines arguments for and against preserving the unanimity rule.

Basic Trial Techniques
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 125

Basic Trial Techniques

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Roscoe's Digest of the Law of Evidence in Criminal Cases
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 996

Roscoe's Digest of the Law of Evidence in Criminal Cases

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1874
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 224

Expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales

This project addressed the admissibility of expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales. Currently, too much expert opinion evidence is admitted without adequate scrutiny because no clear test is being applied to determine whether the evidence is sufficiently reliable to be admitted. Juries may therefore be reaching conclusions on the basis of unreliable evidence, as confirmed by a number of miscarriages of justice in recent years. Following consultation on a discussion paper (LCCP 190, 2009, ISDBN 9780118404655) the Commission recommends that there should be a new reliability-based admissibility test for expert evidence in criminal proceedings. The test would not need to be...

The Origins of Adversary Criminal Trial
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 378

The Origins of Adversary Criminal Trial

  • Categories: Law

The lawyer-dominated adversary system of criminal trial, which now typifies practice in Anglo-American legal systems, was developed in England in the 18th century. This text shows how and why lawyers were able to capture the trial.

Library of Congress Subject Headings
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1732