TRUSTEES OF FREEDOM

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Prisons in South - CRITICAL RESISTANCE at www.criticlaresitanc.org

"Trustees of Freedom" is the Association's periodic newsletter.  It includes recent developments in Louisiana and U.S. Criminal Law,  as well as news about Public Defenders in our State.

We will continue to add to the selection of resources here WHEN we figure out how to do so,  

MAY 1997        SEPTEMBER 1997   NOVEMBER 1997

APRIL 1998   Includes STATE v JONES: La. Supreme Court says IDB must help private lawyers retained for indigents.  ............................................................     JULY 1998  Campbell v LOUISIANA:  U.S. Supreme Court says white man can challenge racism in Grand Jury.............................................     OCTOBER 1998 includes St v Robertson:  insufficient information from tip: illegal stop.   Also cases on 881.1 and felony sentencing. ..........   FEBRUARY 1999   includes the recent decisions on the Rape Sheild Law and the six month time limit for trial of matters involving Juvenile sex offense victims. ..........................  MAY 1999  includes recent Daubert cases,   information on June Death Penalty Seminar.

AUGUST 1999   includes details on the 1999 Legislative Session,  Sam Dileo's resignation in Hammond.

OCTOBER 1999  includes Seminar information,  details on State   v Ballard  (police not automatically excluded from Jury) and State v Smith (Rape Sheild does not bar impeachment by previous false report of sex offense).

DECEMBER 1999 includes news of a possible State Central Juvenile Defender,   Y2K Jail Population,  and the BURRITO ON DEATH ROW!!

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