Criminal Law and Procedure Cases

Professor Wasserstrom discussed three criminal law and procedure cases that the Supreme Court will hear this term. In “U.S. v. Lopez,” at is… read more

Professor Wasserstrom discussed three criminal law and procedure cases that the Supreme Court will hear this term. In “U.S. v. Lopez,” at issue is the constitutionality of a statute that makes it a federal crime to possess a gun within 1,000 feet of any school property. “Harris v. Alabama” is a death penalty case in which Harris was convicted of capital murder. The judge in the case overrode the jury’s 7-to-4 recommendation of life imprisonment and sentenced her to death, and Harris contends that there are insufficient criteria in Alabama law to prevent discriminatory arbitrary sentencing. “Schlup v. Delo” is also a capital murder case, but the defendant claims that after he was convicted, “evidence of actual innocence” was discovered, but his case was refused review by a federal court. close

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Program ID:
60752-1
Category:
Interview
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Interview
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Oct 01, 1994 | 7:16pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Oct 02, 1994 | 4:57am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Oct 01, 1994 | 7:16pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 02, 1994 | 4:57am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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