Download This PaperThe War on Defense Lawyers
NEW FRONTIERS IN DRUG POLICY, Arnold S. Trebach and Zevin B. Zeese, eds., pp. 113-120, Drug Policy Foundation, 1991
8 Pages Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Date Written: 1991
Abstract
In this article, Professor Finkelman argues that the war on drugs has done a great deal of damage to the Bill of Rights. He discusses how the regulations which have come along with the war on drugs have compromised the American justice system and undermined the work of defense attorneys. Instead of “innocent until proven guilty,” Professor Finkelman suggests that those brought up on drug charges are “guilty until proven innocent.”
Keywords: war on drugs, Bill of Rights
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Finkelman, Paul, The War on Defense Lawyers (1991). NEW FRONTIERS IN DRUG POLICY, Arnold S. Trebach and Zevin B. Zeese, eds., pp. 113-120, Drug Policy Foundation, 1991, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1507102
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