Legal Question in Constitutional Law in North Carolina

What in the world is the Watershed cited in cases

In reference to the supreme court ruling of Blakely, FanFan, Aprendi, and Teague the term watershed pops up throughout, I would like to know if this is in reference to racial and political divides and how it impacts these particular cases? Does this impair the constutional legality of the jury as the only entity to impart aggravating factors for extensive sentencing? How does this relate to the census and monetary political need to fund rural areas devoid of prospering farmland and their lack of profit? Why is this term not in the legal term dictionaries that I have researched?


Asked on 3/02/05, 2:29 am

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Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Re: What in the world is the Watershed cited in cases

A watershed is an event which causes a major change to take place. It is not solely a legal term, but when it is used in a legal context it usually refers to an important court decision which altered rules for deciding particular types of cases. Thus, the cases you list can be called watershed events in criminal law.

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Answered on 3/02/05, 6:08 pm


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