Showing posts with label Burden of Proof. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burden of Proof. Show all posts

Gang Violence and Criminal Law

This case involves the VICAR statute and addresses:
  1. voir dire as related to Fifth Amendment due process and Sixth Amendment impartial jury rights,
  2. proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt,
  3. federal rules of evidence 401 and 403, and
  4. sentencing.
United States v. Preston Jones a.k.a. Death (3rd Cir. 2009).