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Analysis of U.S. Supreme Court Criminal Law and Procedure Rulings Available on FindLaw
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. September 27, 2001 - A FindLaw analysis of criminal law and procedure rulings from the recently completed October 2000-01 U.S. Supreme Court session shows that predicting the direction of future rulings requires a detailed examination of the past.
The in-depth review of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions is written by noted legal expert Solomon L. Wisenberg and can be found at http://sol.lp.findlaw.com. Wisenberg reviews the array of criminal law and procedure questions brought before the U.S. Supreme Court during the session. The detailed analysis of each case includes the facts, legal issues involved and legal precedents that bind each ruling.
According to Wisenberg, several of this term's rulings invalidated lower court decisions that flouted authoritative Supreme Court precedent. "Citing landmark cases, some 40 and 50 years old, this court vigorously upheld its own authority, reinforced judicial review in habeas corpus and immigration matters, maintained most Fourth and Fifth Amendment privileges, yet narrowed Sixth Amendment and ex post facto rights," he said.
This is Wisenberg's third annual review of U.S. Supreme Court criminal law and procedure opinions for FindLaw. He has extensive experience in complex white-collar criminal jury trials and is a partner at Ross, Dixon & Bell in Washington, D.C. From 1998 to 1999, Wisenberg served as deputy independent counsel and is a frequent guest legal commentator on Fox News and CNN.
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