Post-Sentencing Articles

• How a Criminal is Sentenced for a Crime
  The final phase of a criminal case, absent an appeal, is sentencing.  It is during the sentencing phase that the judge decides what a convicted criminal’s … More
• Wrongful Convictions
  Despite the extensive constitutional protections built into the American justice system that make it one of the most progressive systems in the modernized world, it … More
• Overturning Wrongful Convictions Through DNA Testing
  While DNA testing is a routine procedure used by prosecutors in criminal cases today, it is still a relatively new technology in the criminal justice system. As … More
• Do You Swear to Tell the Whole Truth? The Admissibility of Lie Detector Tests
  One of the greatest challenges for the judge and jury in the courtroom is to determine which witnesses are telling the truth. While witnesses must promise to … More