Cortney Lollar on Criminal Equity

In this episode, Cortney E. Lollar, James and Mary Lassiter Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law, discusses her article "Reviving Criminal Equity," which will be published in the Alabama Law Review. Lollar begin by describing what equity is and how it historically intersected with and moderated the common law. She explains equity's original role in criminal law, and why that role gradually diminished. She observes that conventional wisdom holds that equity no longer has a place in criminal law, but that judges nevertheless do apply equitable principles in some criminal law contexts. She explains how equity can improve the administration of the criminal law, and argues that we should encourage judges to apply equitable principle in criminal cases, when appropriate. Lollar is on Twitter at @ProfLollar.This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.