Federal assistance to State and local criminal justice agencies: hearing before the Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 |
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... person keeps committing crimes in the District of Columbia , but most persons do not confine themselves to one small geographical area . They spread out . Very recently , we sent to court a case in which a person was charged with ...
... person keeps committing crimes in the District of Columbia , but most persons do not confine themselves to one small geographical area . They spread out . Very recently , we sent to court a case in which a person was charged with ...
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... person having five or six charges , even when you bring him to trial and con- vict him and he pleads to other cases . It is rare that the consecutive sentences are imposed . The word is out that it is easy to get two or three for the ...
... person having five or six charges , even when you bring him to trial and con- vict him and he pleads to other cases . It is rare that the consecutive sentences are imposed . The word is out that it is easy to get two or three for the ...
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... person is accused of a non - capital felony and has two prior convictions . ( b ) when a person is accused of a non - capital felony , committed while on bail for a prior felony in which he has been indicted . ( c ) when a person with a ...
... person is accused of a non - capital felony and has two prior convictions . ( b ) when a person is accused of a non - capital felony , committed while on bail for a prior felony in which he has been indicted . ( c ) when a person with a ...
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... person or a burglary in a dwelling . There is a third , seldom used , criteria that allows a case to be accepted by the Unit if there are particular or compelling reasons why the offender should receive special handling . We have ...
... person or a burglary in a dwelling . There is a third , seldom used , criteria that allows a case to be accepted by the Unit if there are particular or compelling reasons why the offender should receive special handling . We have ...
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... person becomes a witness , they receive a pamphlet called “ So You Are Going To Be a Witness ? " We tell them what being a witness entails and we send them a map of the courthouse , telling them how to find the specific courtroom ...
... person becomes a witness , they receive a pamphlet called “ So You Are Going To Be a Witness ? " We tell them what being a witness entails and we send them a map of the courthouse , telling them how to find the specific courtroom ...
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Page 18 - Just last week the Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Judiciary Committee reported S.
Page 51 - Moreover, the conscious exercise of some selectivity in enforcement is not in itself a federal constitutional violation. Even though the statistics in this case might imply a policy of selective enforcement, it was not stated that the selection was deliberately based upon an unjustifiable standard such as race, religion, or other arbitrary classification.
Page 49 - On motion of the defendant, to another judicial district when it appears that there is a reasonable likelihood that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in the judicial district.
Page 61 - Federal Offenders in the United States District Courts, 1964" (Washington: The Office, nd), tableólo, p. 36, and table 25, p. 49. 106 "split-sentence" cases, with a probation period following confinement.2 The offenses of this group, as well as their backgrounds, were similar to those of many prisoners serving similar sentences in State and local facilities.
Page 23 - Within the limits set by the legislature's constitutionally valid definition of chargeable offenses, "the conscious exercise of some selectivity in enforcement is not in itself a federal constitutional violation" so long as "the selection was [not] deliberately based upon an unjustifiable standard such as race, religion, or other arbitrary classification.
Page 30 - IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE WESTERN TELCON, INC.
Page 23 - The guaranty was aimed at undue favor and individual or class privilege, on the one hand, and at hostile discrimination or the oppression of inequality, on the other. It sought an equality of treatment of all persons, even though all enjoyed the protection of due process.
Page 32 - I have read the foregoing requisition and know the contents thereof, and the same is true of my own knowledge, except as to the matters which are therein stated on information and belief, and as to those matters I believe it to be true.
Page 23 - Hence the allegations set out no more than a failure to prosecute others because of a lack of knowledge of their prior offenses. This does not deny equal protection due petitioners under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Page 90 - The Rand Paper Series Papers are issued by The Rand Corporation as a service to its professional staff. Their purpose is to facilitate the exchange of ideas among those who share the author's research interests: Papers are not reports prepared in fulfillment of Rand's contracts or grants. Views expressed in a Paper are the author's own, and are not necessarily shared by Rand or its research sponsors. The Rand Corporation...