03/13/00
Report
Grandparent Support Obligation
This report briefly highlights state variations in laws establishing grandparent support liability. Download Publication
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02/13/00
Report
Constitutional Challenges to Blended Sentencing Statutes
This issue discusses constitutional changes to blended sentencing. Up until February 2000, three states had faced challenges such as these: Minnesota in 1995, New Mexico in 1996, and Montana in 1997. Only the Montana statute…
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01/13/00
Report
Battered Child Syndrome as Defense for Murder of Abusive Parent
This report briefly discusses the Battered Child Syndrome as a defense for the murder of an abusive parent. Do victims of child abuse have some special justification for murdering their abusive parents? To date, four…
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