All Articles tagged criminal procedure

Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure
November 13, 2022 EDT
Ears in the Sky: How the Technology of ShotSpotter is Eroding Fourth Amendment Protections
Gage Righter
This note explores the constitutional implications of the emerging technology, ShotSpotter, on individual rights and communities as a whole. Is the sound of a gun shot reasonable suspicion?
Criminal Law & Criminal Justice
December 01, 2019 EDT
Nix the “Fix”: An Analysis on Ohio’s Criminal Sentencing Law and its Effect on Prison Population
Amber G. Damiani
For decades, Ohio has been trying to combat its rising prison population. With the introduction of Senate Bill 2, Ohio thought it found relief when the inmate population decreased.
Children & Family
June 12, 2019 EDT
A Child is a Child, Except Under Ohio Law: A Discretionary Review of Mandatory Bindovers
Briana Morris
A discretionary look at Ohio's Mandatory Binder laws in the juvenile system.
Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure
March 22, 2019 EDT
Revisiting the Right to a Speedy Trial: Reconciling the Sixth Amendment with The Speedy Trial Act
Eliot T. Tracz
Courts assume that criminal prosecutions are undertaken in good faith unless evidence is presented to the contrary.
Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure
January 30, 2019 EDT
Drones and Jones: Rethinking Curtilage Flyover in Light of the Revived Fourth Amendment Trespass Doctrine
Sean M. Kilbane
According to a recent poll, “64[% of Americans] are ‘very concerned’ or ‘somewhat concerned’ about their privacy if U.S. law enforcement uses drones with high-tech cameras."
Civil Rights
August 23, 2018 EDT
A Public Concern: The Effect of Ohio’s Confidential Law Enforcement Investigatory Exception on Public-Records Requests of Police Body Camera Footage
Marcus Miller
The recent epidemic of fatal shootings by police officers has brought police-worn body cameras (PWBCs) to the forefront of public policy discussions around the nation.