A Material Change to Brady: Rethinking Brady v. Maryland, Materiality, and Criminal Discovery
A Material Change to Brady: Rethinking Brady v. Maryland, Materiality, and Criminal Discovery How we think about the trial process, and the assumptions and beliefs we bring to bear on…
The Prosecutor as a Final Safeguard Against False Convictions: How Prosecutors Assist with Exoneration
The Prosecutor as a Final Safeguard Against False Convictions: How Prosecutors Assist with Exoneration Read the syndicated article here
Eyewitness Identification and the Problematics of Blackstonian Reform of the Criminal Law
Eyewitness Identification and the Problematics of Blackstonian Reform of the Criminal Law A substantial number of wrongful convictions are attributable to inaccurate identifications of perpetrators, stemming from the difficulties that…
Juvenile Life Without Parole in North Carolina
Juvenile Life Without Parole in North Carolina Life without parole (LWOP) is “an especially harsh punishment for a juvenile,” as the Supreme Court noted in Graham v. Florida. The United…
Inaccuracy and the Involuntary Confession: Understanding Rogers v. Richmond Rightly
Inaccuracy and the Involuntary Confession: Understanding Rogers v. Richmond Rightly Read the syndicated article here
False Confessions and Testimonial Injustice
False Confessions and Testimonial Injustice In the criminal justice system, confessions have long been considered the gold standard in evidence. An immediate problem arises for this gold standard, however, when…
Defining “Special Care”
Defining "Special Care" For the better part of the last century, the Supreme Court has held that courts must evaluate the voluntariness of juvenile confessions with “special care.” This special…
An Exoneree’s Interrogation Nightmare
An Exoneree's Interrogation Nightmare Read the syndicated article here
Innocent Juvenile Confessions
Innocent Juvenile Confessions Read the syndicated article here
The Federal Bank Robbery Act: Why the Current Split Involving the Use of Force Requirement for Attempted Bank Robbery is Really an Exception
The Federal Bank Robbery Act: Why the Current Split Involving the Use of Force Requirement for Attempted Bank Robbery is Really an Exception The Federal Bank Robbery Act had been…
“I heard it through the grapevine”: A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Direct and Vicarious Effects of Preventative Specific Deterrence Initiatives in Criminal Networks
"I heard it through the grapevine": A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Direct and Vicarious Effects of Preventative Specific Deterrence Initiatives in Criminal Networks A rich body of literature exists…
Measuring Change: From Rates of Recidivism to Markers of Desistance
Measuring Change: From Rates of Recidivism to Markers of Desistance Reducing the incidence of crime is a primary task of the criminal justice system and one for which it rightly…