Cyclical Indicators for the United States

Paper presented at the Third International Seminar on Early Warning and Business Cycle Indicators

The Inventory Search of an Automobile: A Willing Suspension of Disbelief

Evidence seized from automobiles under the guise of an automobile inventory search has often been admitted against criminal defendants. This article analyzes the doctrinal basis behind the inventory search, the justifications for its use and concludes that the inventory search is a subterfuge for an unlawful entry into a constitutionally protected area

The Historical Intertwining of Maryland\u27s Burglary and Larceny Laws or the Singular Adventure of the Misunderstood Indictment Clerk

Maryland\u27s burglary and larceny laws historically have been intertwined with little attention given to the independent effects of each. As a result of the overlap of laws, two apparently redundant indictments charging first, conspiracy to break a dwelling in the daytime with intent to steal goods worth $100 or more, and second, conspiracy to break a dwelling in the daytime with intent to steal goods worth$100 or less are reasonable in view of the history of the laws. The author traces the independent development of the various burglary and larceny laws to demonstrate the sources of overlap and confusion in their application

The Inventory Search of an Automobile: A Willing Suspension of Disbelief

Evidence seized from automobiles under the guise of an automobile inventory search has often been admitted against criminal defendants. This article analyzes the doctrinal basis behind the inventory search, the justifications for its use and concludes that the inventory search is a subterfuge for an unlawful entry into a constitutionally protected area

The Historical Intertwining of Maryland\u27s Burglary and Larceny Laws or the Singular Adventure of the Misunderstood Indictment Clerk

Maryland\u27s burglary and larceny laws historically have been intertwined with little attention given to the independent effects of each. As a result of the overlap of laws, two apparently redundant indictments charging first, conspiracy to break a dwelling in the daytime with intent to steal goods worth $100 or more, and second, conspiracy to break a dwelling in the daytime with intent to steal goods worth$100 or less are reasonable in view of the history of the laws. The author traces the independent development of the various burglary and larceny laws to demonstrate the sources of overlap and confusion in their application

Numerical wave optics and the lensing of gravitational waves by globular clusters

We consider the possible effects of gravitational lensing by globular clusters on gravitational waves from asymmetric neutron stars in our galaxy. In the lensing of gravitational waves, the long wavelength, compared with the usual case of optical lensing, can lead to the geometrical optics approximation being invalid, in which case a wave optical solution is necessary. In general, wave optical solutions can only be obtained numerically. We describe a computational method that is particularly well suited to numerical wave optics. This method enables us to compare the properties of several lens models for globular clusters without ever calling upon the geometrical optics approximation, though that approximation would sometimes have been valid. Finally, we estimate the probability that lensing by a globular cluster will significantly affect the detection, by ground-based laser interferometer detectors such as LIGO, of gravitational waves from an asymmetric neutron star in our galaxy, finding that the probability is insignificantly small.Comment: To appear in: Proceedings of the Eleventh Marcel Grossmann Meetin