Download This PaperLost in a Legal Thicket
Los Angeles Times Op-Ed, Friday, July 3, 2015
2 Pages Posted: 11 Jul 2015 Last revised: 20 Jul 2015
Date Written: July 3, 2015
Abstract
This op-ed piece argues that criminal law recodification is badly needed in the states and the federal system, but that prosecutors stand out as the group who appear to regularly oppose it.
Keywords: Criminal codes, recodification, layering of crimes, duplicate punishments, exaggerated offense grades, injustice, prosecutors
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Robinson, Paul H., Lost in a Legal Thicket (July 3, 2015). Los Angeles Times Op-Ed, Friday, July 3, 2015, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 15-21, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2629181
Paul H. Robinson (Contact Author)
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School ( email )
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Philadelphia, PA 19104
United States
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