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... In reviewing the proceedings before the commission the majority considered first the Articles of War and held that neither Article 25 nor Article 38 was applicable to the trial of an ene[r] ... See full document

... Under common law principles, applied in many states, liability of the surety will turn on whether the officer acted "by virtue of office" or under "color of office." A majority of jurisd[r] ... See full document

... The United States Superior Court of New Jersey, in reversing the Court of Appeals, in affirming the conviction, held defendant's conviction, held that the refusal to that a violation of [r] ... See full document

... Their convictions based upon their confessions obtained as a result of the questioning were reversed by the Supreme Court which held inadmissible the confessions made by the accused whil[r] ... See full document

... Whenever it shall be relevant in a civil or criminal action or proceeding to determine the paternity or identity of any person, the trial court on motion, shall order any party to the ac[r] ... See full document

... TOWNSEND chemists, and reported on in court, were the same and were in substantially the same condition when tested as when taken, and that there was no evidence of deliberate tampering [r] ... See full document

... On review of the order of revocation, the court expressed some doubts as to the substantiality of the evidence linking defendant to the purse-snatching charge, observing that although un[r] ... See full document

... This act, adopted by Congress in 1871 as a result of the Civil War, authorized an action for damages or a suit in equity in a federal court against "every person who, under color of any [r] ... See full document

... However, because there still remains a ten to twenty-five percent chance of error, the validity of the results hinges to a large degree upon the training and expertness of the examiner, [r] ... See full document

... Summarizing the arguments in support of the majority position, the court found that such evidence is normally admitted because it is "ordinarily just as true and reliable as evidence law[r] ... See full document

... The court held that testimony concerning the results of a test made with a device designed to determine intoxication is in the nature of expert testimony and, to be competent, a witness [r] ... See full document

... At the trial, the court admitted both the oral and written confession over the defendant's objection that they were obtained in violation of rules 5a and b of the Federal Rules of Crimin[r] ... See full document

... 1955 After stating that the burning time of the candle was "hardly a matter for expert testimony", the court continued: "Having established the probability of use of a candle in producin[r] ... See full document

... By determining the point of origin, he gives the opinion that the head of the victim was essentially in the same position during all of the blows from which blood was spattered on the de[r] ... See full document

... Gentlemen: In reply to your request that I offer some suggestions concerning measures that would improve the administration of criminal justice and reduce crime in California, I am submi[r] ... See full document

... Delinquents and Parole Prisoners to Have New Clinics.-Four free clinics where medical, neurological, psychiatric and psychological examinations and treatment are to be given by well knov[r] ... See full document

... It is also for this reason I think it appropriate to discuss the bill which is to be presented to the coming Legislature, and to endeavor to awaken the interests of our citizens in the e[r] ... See full document

... The conditions of probation -shall be such as the court shall in its discretion prescribe, and may include among other conditions any or several of the following: That the probationer a [r] ... See full document

... Where defendant, who was charged with the production of an immoral and indecent play, testified that from the date named in the indictment no change in the play was made "either in the b[r] ... See full document

... Tells that a bill has been framed in New York State, providing for the establishment of a state farm colony for the care of tramps and vagrants; explains its provisions and advocates suc[r] ... See full document