Recently added articles from American Journal of Criminal Law:

Neuroscience Evidence, Legal Culture, and Criminal Procedure

Jul 01, 2006; Pardo, Michael S ... I. Introduction We humans at some point developed the biological complexity and linguistic skills necessary to lie and to deceive. ' The ability to detect such acts reliably would undoubtedly be powerful evidence in any legal system interested in resolving contested factual disputes ...

Rethinking Plea Bargaining: The Practice and Reform of Prosecutorial Adjudication in American Criminal Procedure

Jul 01, 2006; Langer, Máximo ... I. Introduction This Article draws a distinction between two kinds of plea bargaining. In some instances, the practice of plea bargaining leads to what this Article calls de facto unilateral adjudication by the prosecution. In those cases, the prosecutor unilaterally decides who is ...

Reconsidering Spousal Privileges after Crawford

Jul 01, 2006; Cassidy, R Michael ... I. Introduction The Supreme Court's decision Crawford v. Washington1 has revitalized the Confrontation Clause in criminal proceedings by restricting the government's use of hearsay evidence where the out-of-court declarant does not testify at trial. It has lead increasingly to ...