Jury Demands in the New Federal Procedure

Removal of Defendants in Federal Criminal Procedure

Criminal Procedure: Negligent Suppression of Evidence as Ground for New Trial in Federal Criminal

IN United States v. Consolidated Laundries Corp.' the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has expanded the scope of the public prosecutor's duty to secure a fair trial to defendants in criminal proceedings. A new trial was ordered on the finding that material evidence had been "negligently suppressed." Consolidated arose as an antitrust prosecution against a number of linen supply companies...

Improving the Jury System: Reducing Jury Size

Within the last several years there has been increasing concern over the rising costs of California's legal system. Many within and outside of the legal community have focused their attention on the issues of caseload volume, delay and congestion within California courts as a result of the rising number of civil and criminal cases. These mounting concerns have spawned a growing movement for cou...

Public Law Litigation and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Some Comments on the Proposed Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure