American Journal of Criminal Law back issues from April 2005:
Implementing the "Heartland Departure" in a Post-Booker World1
Apr 01, 2005; ... I. Introduction [L]egal history shows . . . periodic waves of reform during which the sense of justice, natural law, or equity introduces life and flexibility into the law and makes it adjustable to its work. In the course of time, however, under the social demand for certainty, equity ...
Fingerprint Identification: How "The Gold Standard of Evidence" Could Be Worth Its Weight
Apr 01, 2005; ... I. Introduction Fingerprint identification, long regarded as "the gold standard for identifying criminals,"1 might be better analogized as an "emperor with no clothes."2 The reliability of fingerprint identification has never been comprehensively tested. The foundational premise on which ...
When the Innocent Speak: False Confessions, Constitutional Safeguards, and the Role of Expert Testimony
Apr 01, 2005; ... I. Introduction False confessions simply do not occur, or if they do, one would think them incredibly rare. After all, who among us cannot readily recite that succinct list of powerful rights, the Warren Court's gift to defendants, made all too familiar by countless fact or reality-based ...