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...Jayne Professor of Government Jennifer L. Hochschild, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology David R. Liu ’94, and Professor of Sociology Peter V. Marsden.Glenda R. Carpio, assistant professor of African and African American studies, and Alison F. Frank, assistant professor of history, were honored with the Abramson Award for Undergraduate Teaching.Hochschild, who teaches African and African American studies in addition to government, also received the Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award.—Staff writer Johannah S. Cornblatt can be reached at jcornbl@fas.harvard.edu.—Staff writer Samuel P. Jacobs can be reached at jacobs@fas.harvard.edu...
...prosecution wants the SJC to decide whether or not its March decision to allow the admission of a victim’s history of violence is applicable to all self-defense cases, according to Jeffery B. Abramson, Stulberg professor of law and politics at Brandeis University...
...Generally speaking, the prosecution wants the SJC to say that this wasn’t the intent of their ruling—they didn’t mean that the defendant can introduce this evidence in every situation,” Abramson said. “[Prosecutors] are partly arguing that this isn’t the kind of case that necessitates a new trial...
Introducing Colono’s history of violence in a new trial may improve Pring-Wilson’s chances, Abramson said. If the SJC upholds Quinlan’s ruling, it may even result in a plea bargain rather than a new trial, he added...
...think this case goes to the heart of a jury’s role in self-defense cases,” Abramson said. “We want the jury to make intelligent decisions in these cases, but we don’t want to prejudice a jury against a victim with a criminal record...