This essay first addresses the ethical and evidentiary standards for the emerging use of high-tech computer-generated animations and computer-assisted closing arguments. Next, this essay considers the same questions within the context of forensic DNA evidence. Third, this essay considers the ethics of prosecutors\u27 use of such evidence and the consequences for the misuse of this evidence. Finally, this essay suggests remedies to ethical problems facing prosecutors in their use of this kind of evidence
The criminal justice system struggles to remain current with modern technology, and the result is th...
We live in a globalized, digitized and interconnected society, where technology is woven into virtua...
The purpose of this article is to highlight the areas of DNA analysis that make it less reliable tha...
The increasing prevalence of DNA testing has proven that, at times, our criminal justice system rend...
Commentators who have examined the DNA exonerations have noted the disturbing role that prosecutors ...
Article published in the Michigan State University School of Law Student Scholarship Collection
Once a prosecutor determines to employ an expert, a number of distinct decisions must be confronted-...
This article considers the question: What are the legal and ethical responsibilities of attorneys w...
Advances in scientific and technological evidence have resulted in a new, second generation of for...
Forensic evidence plays an increasingly prominent role in criminal practice, leading some to worry t...
With little guidance from the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and continuing confusion on profes...
This Note will explore the evidentiary issues raised by the Electronic Courtroom, state how they are...
As computers and digital devices become more entrenched in our way of life, they become tools for bo...
Professor J. Alexander Tanford offers a unique perspective on the ethics of evidence, illustrated by...
This Article contends that, despite their unique, ethical duty to “seek justice,” prosecutors regula...
The criminal justice system struggles to remain current with modern technology, and the result is th...
We live in a globalized, digitized and interconnected society, where technology is woven into virtua...
The purpose of this article is to highlight the areas of DNA analysis that make it less reliable tha...
The increasing prevalence of DNA testing has proven that, at times, our criminal justice system rend...
Commentators who have examined the DNA exonerations have noted the disturbing role that prosecutors ...
Article published in the Michigan State University School of Law Student Scholarship Collection
Once a prosecutor determines to employ an expert, a number of distinct decisions must be confronted-...
This article considers the question: What are the legal and ethical responsibilities of attorneys w...
Advances in scientific and technological evidence have resulted in a new, second generation of for...
Forensic evidence plays an increasingly prominent role in criminal practice, leading some to worry t...
With little guidance from the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and continuing confusion on profes...
This Note will explore the evidentiary issues raised by the Electronic Courtroom, state how they are...
As computers and digital devices become more entrenched in our way of life, they become tools for bo...
Professor J. Alexander Tanford offers a unique perspective on the ethics of evidence, illustrated by...
This Article contends that, despite their unique, ethical duty to “seek justice,” prosecutors regula...
The criminal justice system struggles to remain current with modern technology, and the result is th...
We live in a globalized, digitized and interconnected society, where technology is woven into virtua...
The purpose of this article is to highlight the areas of DNA analysis that make it less reliable tha...