St. Thomas Law Review – Criminal Procedure

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Hard Times for Hill at the Hard Rock

October 3, 2024By Kevin Nakfour

The nation was stunned when videos surfaced on social media depicting Tyreek Hill, the star wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins—in handcuffs—outside the Hard Rock Stadium just hours before the Dolphins’ opening game on September 8, 2024. A routine traffic stop escalated into a tense confrontation.[i] When the Miami Police Department decided to release the […]

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The Right to Confront Who?

April 8, 2024By Dean Raynor

Courts across the country are patiently waiting for the Supreme Court to render a decision regarding an issue involving the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants “shall enjoy the right to . . . be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses […]

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