Victoria M. Smiegocki

Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law

P.O. Box 750116

Dallas, TX 75275

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

6

DOWNLOADS

493

TOTAL CITATIONS

1

Scholarly Papers (6)

1.

Theorizing Failed Prosecutions

112 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 329 (2022), American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper Forthcoming, SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 509, Univ. of San Francisco Law Research Paper No. 2021-10
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 25 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2023
Jon B. Gould, Victoria M. Smiegocki and Richard A. Leo
American University - School of Public Affairs, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law and University of San Francisco
Downloads 145 (398,715)

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wrongful convictions, erroneous convictions, failed prosecutions, criminal justice, criminology, criminal law, criminal procedure

2.

The Court is in Recession: On the Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Indigent Defense Spending

Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 449-473, 2021 , SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 488
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 26 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2021
Andrew Davies, Victoria M. Smiegocki and Hannah E. Hall
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law and Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
Downloads 133 (426,714)
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Indigent defense, Recession, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Budgets, Access to counsel, Local government

3.

If You Cannot Afford an Attorney, None Will Be Appointed for You: Exploring Rates Of Representation by Counsel in Texas Misdemeanor Courts

SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 631
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Jan 2024
Andrew Davies, Shelby Sirivore and Victoria M. Smiegocki
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law and Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
Downloads 82 (597,200)

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Access to counsel, Texas, Rural criminal justice, Right to counsel, Legal representation, Legal aid, Indigent defense, Public defenders, Legal assistance to the poor

4.

The Difference a DA Makes

21 Ohio St. J. Crim. L. 331 (2024), SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 661
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Nov 2023 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2024
Victoria M. Smiegocki, Pamela R. Metzger and Shem Vinton
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law and Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Prosecution, prosecutorial discretion, progressive prosecution, non-prosecution, declination, marijuana, misdemeanors, racial injustice,

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The ABCs of Racial Disparity : Enforcement of Low-Level Drug Crimes in Dallas County in 2018

Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center (May 2021), https://doi.org/10.25172/dc.6, SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 577
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 Jan 2023
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, TIDC (Texas Indigent Defense Commission) and Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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Marijuana, Law enforcement, Race, Racial inequity, Dallas county (Tex.), Marijuana prosecution reforms, Criminal law

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Budding Change : Marijuana Prosecution Policies and Police Practices in Dallas County, 2019

Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center (July 2021), https://doi.org/10.25172/dc.5, SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 578
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 04 Jan 2023
Pamela R. Metzger, Victoria M. Smiegocki and Kristin Meeks
Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law and TIDC (Texas Indigent Defense Commission)
Downloads 36 (864,736)

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Marijuana, Misdemeanor laws, Dallas county (Tex.), Marijuana prosecution reforms, Police practices