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From 1993 to 1994, Bushong was a solo practitioner. From 1994 to 2008 he served as the Oregon Department of Justice ; from 1994 to 1998 he was an assistant attorney general for the Trial Division, Special Litigation Unit, from 1998 to 2005 he was the attorney-in-charge, Special Litigation Unit and from 2005 to 2008 he was chief trial counsel. [ 2 ]
McCleskey v. Kemp, 481 U.S. 279 (1987), is a United States Supreme Court case, in which the death sentence of Warren McCleskey for armed robbery and murder was upheld. The Court said the "racially disproportionate impact" in the Georgia death penalty indicated by a comprehensive scientific study was not enough to mitigate a death penalty determination without showing a "racially discriminatory ...
The anti-death penalty movement began to pick up pace in the 1830s and many Americans called for abolition of the death penalty. Anti-death penalty sentiment rose as a result of the Jacksonian era, which condemned gallows and advocated for better treatment of orphans, criminals, poor people, and the mentally ill.
Washington v. Texas, 388 U.S. 14 (1967), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court decided that the Compulsory Process Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution (guaranteeing the right of a criminal defendant to force the attendance of witnesses for their side) is applicable in state courts as well as federal courts. [1]
Biosocial criminology is an interdisciplinary field that aims to explain crime and antisocial behavior by exploring biocultural factors. While contemporary criminology has been dominated by sociological theories, biosocial criminology also recognizes the potential contributions of fields such as behavioral genetics, neuropsychology, and evolutionary psychology.
Investigating organized criminal activity at the apartment complex is challenging because many of the residents there are immigrants who may be hesitant to speak with investigators, Chamberlain said.
Her remarks came as Norway said it would put forward a U.N. General Assembly resolution seeking an International Court of Justice opinion on whether Israel violates international law by preventing ...
The court unanimously upheld Whitney's criminal conviction, with seven Justices joining the majority opinion and two issuing a concurring opinion. [1] Justice Edward T. Sanford wrote the majority opinion citing the clear and present danger test that had been developed by Oliver Wendell Holmes in Schenck v. U.S. (1919), holding that Whitney's ...