Timothy P. O'Neill:
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Columns Archive
I. Federalism
U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Law (10/12/01)
What Is Binding Authority? (9/15/95)
The Primacy of the Illinois Constitution (3/10/00)
The Primacy of State Law over Federal Law (3/13/98)
"Independent and Adequate State Grounds" (12/13/96)
Illinois and the "Lockstep Doctrine" (4/10/98)
II. Search and Seizure
A. Searches in General
Is There a Preference for Warrants? (8/13/99)
"Reasonable Expectation of Privacy" (7/13/01)
Search of Trash (8/14/98)
Inventory of Vehicles (5/8/98)
"Terry Frisks" (6/16/95)
B. Seizures in General
Seizure of Persons (7/14/95)
Seizure of Things (9/19/98)
C. Pretext Arrests and Stops
Pretext After Whren and Atwater (6/14/02)
Whren Problems (4/13/01)
Whren-Atwater Problems (5/11/01)
Using Terry to Defeat Whren-Atwater (1/10/03)
Attacking "Checkpoints" (12/15/00)
D. Consent
Consent in General (10/13/95)
Consent and Waiver as "Fruit of Poisonous Tree" (9/1/00)
Racial Profiling and Consent (10/10/00)
III. Confessions
A. In General
Roots of the 5th Amendment, part 1 (6/18/99)
Roots of the 5th Amendment, part 2 (7/9/99)
Juvenile Confessions (9/14/01)
B. Miranda Issues
Miranda and Dickerson, part 1 (7/14/00)
Miranda and Dickerson, part 2 (12/7/01)
The Failure of Miranda (2/8/02)
"Custody" in Illinois, part 1 (5/12/95)
"Custody" in Illinois, part 2 (6/8/01)
Illinois Rejects Moran v. Burbine (3/10/95
Asking for a Lawyer under Miranda (8/10/01)
Miranda and the Mentally Ill (7/12/02)
Videotaping and Miranda (5/10/02)
C. Voluntariness Issues
Voluntariness in General (8/2/02)
Involuntary Confession, No Police Misconduct (12/20/02)
IV. Issues in Investigation
Taping Police Interrogations (9/22/94)
Are Lineups Reliable? (1/10/97)
Police Perjury (1/22/99)
The Problem with Fingerprints (9/16/02)
V. Jury and Jury Instruction Issues
Need for Supreme Court Rule for Jury Waiver (12/12/97)
Voir Dire Issues (9/1/94)
Batson Issues (11/13/98)
"Inferable" Jury Bias (2/13/98)
Making the Juror's Job Easier (7/12/96)
Questions from a Deliberating Jury (9/15/94)
Jury Nullification, part 1 (3/8/96)
Jury Nullification, part 2 (6/12/98)
Reversal for IPI 3.15 Error (3/8/02)
VI. Pre- Trial and Trial Issues
Motions to Dismiss (3/14/97)
Venue (3/13/01)
Need for "Conditional Pleas" in Illinois (5/10/96)
Right to a Public Trial (1/12/96)
Police Hearsay (1/13/95)
Brady Issues (11/9/01)
Defendant's Waiver of the Right to Testify (8/4/94)
Who Decides -- Attorney or Defendant? (11/14/97)
Who Decides -- Revisited (2/4/00)
Why "Reasonable Doubt" Must Be Defined (6/17/96)
"Reasonable Doubt" and the Death Penalty (4/26/00)
The "Pro Se" Defendant (12/10/99)
"Waiving" and "Forfeiting" Counsel (9/27/00)
Right to Counsel in Illinois (4/12/02)
"Hung Jury", "Hung Bench"? (2/5/99)
VII. Substantive Criminal Law Issues
The Need for "Mens Rea" (9/12/97)
Involuntary Manslaughter and Self-Defense (4/14/00)
What Is "Serious Provocation"? (11/15/96)
The Concept of "Attempt Murder" (4/12/96)
Problems in Statutory Interpretation (7/10/98)
Problems in Interpreting "Attempt" (6/12/00)
Double Jeopardy and Dual Sovereignty (12/8/95)
D.J. and Duel Sovereignty -- Revisited (1/11/02)
Attacking the Idea of "Felony Murder" (8/11/00)
VIII. Appeals
Standards of Review (2/2/01)
Standards of Review and Suppression Motions (3/8/02)
Death of Appellant (10/9/98)
"Waiver" and "Forfeiture" (2/14/03)
IX. Habeas Corpus
Review Under the AEDPA (3/14/03)
Review of Confessions Under the AEDPA (10/9/02)
Claiming "Ineffective Assistance of Counsel" (10/11/96)
"Ineffectiveness" -- Revisited (3/12/99)
"Federalizing" Criminal Issues in State Court (2/14/97)
X. Dealth Penalty Issues
"In Favorum Vitae" Review (9/10/99)
"Can an Innocent Defendant Be "Remorseful"? (5/14/99)
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