NCJ Number
17738
Journal
Georgetown Law Journal Volume: 62 Issue: 2 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1973) Pages: WHOLE ISSUE
Date Published
1973
Length
378 pages
Annotation
THIS CURCUIT NOTE SURVEYS ALL DECISIONS OF THE FEDERAL COURTS OF APPEALS RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE FOR THE 1972-1973 TERM.
Abstract
THE NOTE IS ORGANIZED CHRONOLOGICALLY FROM ARREST, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE THROUGH POST-CONVICTION PROCEEDINGS. TWO FINAL SECTIONS EXAMINE DECISIONS INVOLVING ALTERNATIVE DISPOSITIONS, SPECIAL CLASSES OF OFFENDERS, AND CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES TO THE CRIMINAL PROCESS, INCLUDING DOUBLE JEOPARDY AND SPEEDY TRIAL. APPROPRIATE REFERENCES HAVE BEEN MADE THROUGHOUT THE NOTE TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, THE PROPOSED FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE AS APPROVED BY THE SUPREME COURT, AND DEVELOPMENTS DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS CIRCUIT NOTES. ADDITIONALLY, THE NOTE CONTAINS A CASE INDEX FOR EVERY DECISION CITED IN EITHER THE TEXT OR THE FOOTNOTES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)