10. What is the rationale for granting only minimal due process rights to parolees and
probationers and to prisoners in disciplinary proceedings?
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3. What new or revised procedures would expedite the resolution of criminal appeals? Would
such procedures detract from the fair and deliberative review essential to determine whether
the decision of the trial court in a criminal case was arrived at fairly I would expedite the
following assignments of error on direct appeal are claims that the trial court erred in rulings in
one or more of the following areas and accurately?
8. After studying briefs submitted by counsel and hearing oral arguments in a proceeding open
to the public, appellate judges retire to privately discuss and decide the merits of criminal
appeals. Should these deliberations be open to the public? Why or why not?
10. Do you think the ability of a convicted defendant to secure DNA testing rises to an issue of
due process of law? Should there be a statute of limitations on a defendant raising the issue?
Does Congress have a role to play in providing a standardized process throughout the country?
Should the process be governed by federal statute, or should state legislatures and courts be
left free to develop their own procedures?