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- Title
JUDGE JENNY RIVERA: THE LONE DISSENTER FOR THE ACCUSED.
- Authors
Riegel, Linnea E.
- Abstract
The article discusses various aspects of the life and career of New York Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera as of 2017, and it mentions her education and professional background, as well as Rivera's role as a pro-accused judge. Judicial activism and Rivera's concerns about social equality and justice are examined. The legal rights of people accused of crimes are assessed, along with dissenting opinions and criminal law matters such as People v. Gordon and People v. Griffin.
- Subjects
UNITED States; RIVERA, Jenny; NEW York (State). Court of Appeals; CRIME suspects; POLITICAL questions &; judicial power; WOMEN judges; ATTITUDES of appellate judges; DISSENTING opinions (Law); EQUALITY; STATUS (Law)
- Publication
Albany Law Review, 2017, Vol 81, Issue 4, p1171
- ISSN
0002-4678
- Publication type
Article