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Criminal Law Practitioner

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Dear Readers,

Thank you for your interest in The Criminal Law Practitioner. This marks my first publication as the Editor-in-Chief for the 2025-2026 academic year. I am thrilled to leave this remarkable team as we continue to solicit, write, and publish issues in criminal law.

 This issue continues this trend by highlighting topics including evolving interpretation of the 8th Amendment and a discussion on Constitutional venue issues related to internet crimes. Our authors provide some intriguing, unique insights that I invite you to dig into. In “The Continuing Unevolving Model of Decency, Kennedy v. Louisiana in Peril”, Professor Patrick S. Metze discusses 8th Amendment discourse through the lens of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Kennedy v. Louisiana, and how application of such ruling shapes modern 8th Amendment understandings. Professor Metze then provides his prosecutive outlook on the future of 8th Amendment developments. Give it a peruse to stay up to date on the future of this Constitutional discourse.

Next, WCL alum Harrison Grant details Constitutional Venue issues relating to internet-based cybercrimes in “Where Does A Hack Happen? Computer Intrusion Crimes and Constitutional Venue”. Here, Grant discusses existing precedent related to venue for crimes which take place nearly simultaneously across jurisdiction via the internet. This discussion is presented via the lens of the hacking case, United States v. Klyishin. After discussing these issues, Grant provides various points to show how venue in this case was improper, highlighting the courts’ current understanding of internet crimes are not up to date when it comes to venue.

I also want to take a moment to recognize the executive board for the previous 2024-25 academic year. They were an amazing team of dedicated students, advocates, mentors, and friends. This issue could not have come to fruition without their tireless efforts. Likewise, I am excited to formally welcome our incoming executive board. We are putting together an amazing team to both carry the torch, and to blaze a new path into criminal legal scholarship and professional community.

I look forward to presenting to you, as the larger legal community, our upcoming Volume XVI including scholarly articles, associated student publications, practitioner profiles, and other important updates. As always, please keep in touch with us at our website, and reach out to us directly via email.

Very Respectfully,

Davis Hayman

Editor-in-Chief

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