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- Title
THE BILL TO MAKE COMPENSATION TO PERSONS ERRONEOUSLY CONVICTED OF CRIME.
- Authors
Wigmore, J. H.
- Abstract
Presents information on a bill presented in the U.S. Congress related to making compensations to persons, who erroneously convicted of crime in the country. Discussion of the current status of the laws related to compensation made by public officers in the country; Fact that if the officer is insolvent, there is practically no redress, and the state might therefore be asked to compensate; Report that wrongs done by the state preceding an acquittal include the loss of personal liberty, the loss of income, the loss of reputation and the expense, incurred by one who is later acquitted.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LEGISLATIVE bills; COMPENSATION (Law); UNITED States. Congress; PUBLIC officers; CIVIL procedure; LIBERTY; REPUTATION (Law)
- Publication
Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology, 1913, Vol 3, Issue 5, p665
- ISSN
0885-4173
- Publication type
Editorial