Civil settlement during rape prosecutions
Article Abstract:
An analysis of how pretrial civil settlements of rape cases, which involve the dropping of criminal charges, weakens rape law enforcement is presented. A possible remedy for this, by interpreting witness tampering laws to prohibit the use of such settlements to influence rape victims to drop charges, is also explored.
Publication Name: University of Chicago Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0041-9494
Year: 1999
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Making the criminal pay in cash: the ex post facto implications of the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1998
Article Abstract:
The author discusses arguments over the retroactive application of the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1998, which authorizes federal courts to issue restitution orders while sentencing a criminal defendant. Topics include the Supreme Court's guidelines on ex post facto jurisprudence.
Publication Name: University of Chicago Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0041-9494
Year: 2001
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Civil banishment of gang members: circumventing criminal due process requirements?
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The author analyzes the due process implications of a Cicero, Illinois ordinance that allows gang members found to be engaging in gang-related activity to be ordered to leave town and face severe fines if they returned.
Publication Name: University of Chicago Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0041-9494
Year: 2000
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