Under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a defendant is normally obligated to attend all of the proceedings against her. However Rule 43(b)(2) carves out an exception for organizational defendants, stating that they need not be present if represented by an attorney. But on its face, the language of 43(b)(2) is ambiguous: is it the defendant or the judge who has the discretion to decide whether the defendant appears? That is, may a judge compel the presence of an organizational defendant? This Note addresses the ambiguity in the context of the plea colloquy, considering the text of several of the Rules, the purposes behind the plea colloquy proceeding, and the inherent powers doctrine. It argues that district court judges do in fact ...
The federal law of procedure in entrapment cases is in profound disarray. Despite four attempts over...
Defendant judge, believing that great harm to public morals and decency was to be apprehended from t...
Defendant, charged with conspiracy to import and sell narcotics, requested a special instruction tha...
Under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a defendant is normally obligated to attend all of th...
Defendant, represented by an attorney, was ordered, under an appearance bond, to appear at the Novem...
Effective July 1, 1966, Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure placed a burden on federa...
Namet and Mr. and Mrs. Kahn were charged with violation of a federal wagering tax law. Prior to the ...
Defendant was tried for the crime of driving a car while intoxicated. After the jury was instructed ...
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has held that any participation by a trial judge in the plea barga...
This Note argues that Section 3El.1 of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines must be interpreted to allo...
Large institutions such as banks, franchisers, international companies, and lessors distrust juries\...
These articles discuss United States v. Harlow, 444 F.3d 1255 (10th Cir. 2006), in connection with: ...
Current rules in most U.S. jurisdictions prohibit judges from becoming involved in plea negotiations...
In every state, the professional rules of conduct contain a prohibition on an attorney acting as bot...
Obviously, from the quoted statement, Justice Schneider felt that the Supreme Court had no way of kn...
The federal law of procedure in entrapment cases is in profound disarray. Despite four attempts over...
Defendant judge, believing that great harm to public morals and decency was to be apprehended from t...
Defendant, charged with conspiracy to import and sell narcotics, requested a special instruction tha...
Under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a defendant is normally obligated to attend all of th...
Defendant, represented by an attorney, was ordered, under an appearance bond, to appear at the Novem...
Effective July 1, 1966, Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure placed a burden on federa...
Namet and Mr. and Mrs. Kahn were charged with violation of a federal wagering tax law. Prior to the ...
Defendant was tried for the crime of driving a car while intoxicated. After the jury was instructed ...
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has held that any participation by a trial judge in the plea barga...
This Note argues that Section 3El.1 of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines must be interpreted to allo...
Large institutions such as banks, franchisers, international companies, and lessors distrust juries\...
These articles discuss United States v. Harlow, 444 F.3d 1255 (10th Cir. 2006), in connection with: ...
Current rules in most U.S. jurisdictions prohibit judges from becoming involved in plea negotiations...
In every state, the professional rules of conduct contain a prohibition on an attorney acting as bot...
Obviously, from the quoted statement, Justice Schneider felt that the Supreme Court had no way of kn...
The federal law of procedure in entrapment cases is in profound disarray. Despite four attempts over...
Defendant judge, believing that great harm to public morals and decency was to be apprehended from t...
Defendant, charged with conspiracy to import and sell narcotics, requested a special instruction tha...