…the conviction was upheld on appeal. The other type of inconsistent verdict includes verdicts that are logically inconsistent. For example, a defendant may be convicted under the theory of acting…
…bullet. Researchers have noted that “[i]f would-be drunk drivers were rational, then lowering the difficulty of finding alternate transportation options and the cost of those options would, in theory, reduce…
…policy, I doubt that motor vehicles driven by persons charged with many traffic law misdemeanors may lawfully be towed under the theory that they have been abandoned. Vehicles left on…
…inevitable discovery doctrine in court of appeals when it did not present that theory in the trial court). State v. Harris, 157 N.C. App. 647 (2003) (the court ruled that…
…to lowest risk and needs. Probation’s supervision practices are based largely on the theory that that will be the case. Program- and job-specific results. I am sometimes asked which…
…any theory other than felony murder, then the court must hold a hearing to determine whether the defendant will be sentenced to life without parole or life with the possibility…
…prosecutors have applied for a search warrant in connection with the posting of “Southpark-style parody videos” mocking local police, apparently on the theory that because the videos contain some foul…
…above? Crime and Consequences sarcastically observes that report-writing “could at least in theory have a deterrent effect. Next time, [the defendant] might think to himself, it will be ten pages.“…
…We Really Know About Race and Juries? A Review of Social Science Theory and Research, 78 Chi.-Kent L.Rev. 997, 1011 (2003). Making race salient involves educating jurors about the risk…
…testing on the theory that it would exonerate him of a sexual assault got an unpleasant surprise when the results not only confirmed his guilt on the original charge, but…
