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Selected Recent and Forthcoming Books: Criminal Procedure

Projected publication dates from July 2009 to September 2010* Sorted in ascending order by projected publication date: Title: Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal Author: Gary W. Carter Publication Date: July 2009 Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Market: United States ISBN: 0-7355-7012-4 ISBN 13: 978-0-7355-7012-2 Binding Format: Trade…

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fMRI Evidence Used in Murder Sentencing

CLLB Abstract Prepared by Michael Chernicoff http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/11/fmri-evidence-u.html The defense lawyer for Brian Dugan, an Illinois man convicted of raping and killing a 10-year-old girl, used fMRI brain scans as evidence during the sentencing phase of his trial show that their client should be spared the death penalty because he has…

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Does Bringing a Terrorist Suspect From Gitmo to New York Confer Any More Legal Rights?

CLLB Abstract prepared by Michael Chernicoff Does Bringing a Terrorist Suspect From Gitmo to New York Confer Any More Legal Rights? http://volokh.com/2009/11/20/does-bringing-a-terrorist-suspect-from-gitmo-to-new-york-confer-any-more-legal-rights/ If Kahlid Sheikh Mohammed is transferred from Gitmo to New York, would this allow him different immigrant status or create constitutional rights, such as Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment,…

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SRLN: Training on Public Libraries and Access to Justice

With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the National Center for State Courts, the Center-hosted Self-Represented Litigation Network, in cooperation with the Legal Services Corporation, is presenting: A Training on Public Libraries and Access to Justice January 11-12, 2010, Austin, Texas Information on Application Process With funding…

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PC Devices Connected Using Light

Since the beginning of the last century when physicists determined that light could be considered as consisting of particles (photons) as well as waves, there have been efforts, with varying degrees of success, to use light to further the development of technology and communications. One of the latest attempts as…

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Findlaw Case Summaries: Criminal Law and Procedure 28

November 23-27, 2009. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. ——————————————————————————– U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, November 25, 2009 US v. Gonzalez-Velez, No. 07-2277 Defendant’s sentence of 135-months’ imprisonment after being convicted of participating in a conspiracy to…

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Findlaw Case Summaries: Constitutional Law 26

November 23-27, 2009. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, November 23, 2009 Vaqueria Tres Monjitas, Inc. v. Irizarry, No. 07-2240 In plaintiffs’ suit against Puerto Rico’s Milk Industry Regulation Administration, claiming that…

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New York Appellate Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County – LexisNexis. November 26, 2009.

November 26, 2009. Update from the Lexis Alert Service, 1. People v Johnson, 1541, 1748/99, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2009 NY Slip Op 8682; 2009 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8510, November 24, 2009, Decided, November 24, 2009, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS…

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