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Donald E. Wilkes, Jr.
Professor of Law
 

INTRODUCTION

Donald E. Wilkes, Jr. has been a law professor at the University of Georgia School of Law for 36 years. Prof. Wilkes received his degrees from the University of Florida (B. A. With Honors (History) 1965; J. D. With High Honors 1969), and was a law clerk to U. S. District Judge Ben Krentzman in Tampa, Florida from 1969 until 1971. Prof. Wilkes was a Fellow in Law and the Humanities at Harvard University from 1975 until 1976. Prof. Wilkes teaches Criminal Procedure, English Legal History, and Postconviction Relief. Prof. Wilkes has nearly 200 published works, including 5 books (which have gone through a total of 9 second or subsequent editions), 20 book supplements, 2 book chapters, 13 law review publications, 1 bar journal article, 1 legal encyclopedia entry, and 139 scholarly articles in magazines, newspapers, and professional journals. One of Prof. Wilkes' books is a 3-volume treatise over 4,800 pages long. Another is a 2-volume treatise nearly 1,600 pages long. Prof. Wilkes has made many scholarly presentations to civic, professional, and educational organizations and groups, and has delivered numerous public speeches.

Born in Daytona Beach, Florida on July 30, 1944, Prof. Wilkes was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1972. 

Prof. Wilkes has represented criminal defendants and applicants for postconviction relief at both the trial and appellate level in federal and state courts. See, e.g., United States v. Dean, 752 F. 2d 535 (11th Cir. 1985); Scarpa v. United States Bd. of Parole, 477 F. 2d 278 (5th Cir.), vacated, 414 U. S. 809, 94 S. Ct. 79, 38 L. Ed. 2d 44 (1973), on remand, 501 F. 2d 992 (5th Cir. 1973); Walker v. Caldwell, 472 F. 2d 1226 (5th Cir. 1973); Isaacs v. Balkcom, 85 F. R. D. 354 (M. D. Ga. 1980); Dungee v. Hopper, 241 Ga. 236, 244 S. E. 2d 849 (1978); McCarty v. State, 165 Ga. App. 241, 299 S. E. 2d 95 (1983).
 

DONALD E. WILKES, JR. 

Professor of Law 

University of Georgia School of Law 
Athens, Georgia 30602 
(706) 542-5179 
Fax (706) 542-5556 
Email Address: wilkes@uga.edu 

 
 
 
  

PERSONAL DATA

Date of Birth: July 30, 1944 
Place of Birth: Daytona Beach, Florida 
 

EDUCATION

B.A. with Honors (History), University of Florida (December 18, 1965) 
J.D. with High Honors, University of Florida (August 30, 1969) 
Fellow in Law and the Humanities, Harvard University (September 1, 1975-June 30, 1976) 
 

POST-LAW SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT

 Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Ben Krentzman, Tampa, Florida (September 2, 1969-June 4, 1971) 
 Assistant Professor of Law, University of Georgia School of Law (September 1, 1971-August 31, 1975) 
 Associate Professor of Law, University of Georgia School of Law (September 1, 1975-September 11, 1983) 
 Professor of Law, University of Georgia School of Law  (September 12, 1983-present) 
 

ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP HONORS 

Phi Beta Kappa (December 7, 1965) 
Phi Kappa Phi (December 6, 1965) 
Phi Alpha Theta (February 24, 1965) 
Omicron Delta Kappa (May 31, 1969) 
Order of the Coif (August 4, 1970) 
 

MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS

State Bar of Georgia (admitted May 24, 1972) 
American Bar Association 
Western Judicial Circuit Bar Association 
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 
Lewis Carroll Society of North America 
 

COURSES TAUGHT RECENTLY 

Criminal Procedure I
Criminal Procedure Seminar 
English Legal History 
Postconviction Relief 
 

COURTS WHERE ADMITTED TO PRACTICE (PARTIAL LISTING)

Supreme Court of the United States 
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia 
United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia 
Supreme Court of Georgia 
Court of Appeals of Georgia 
 

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH PROJECTS IN EUROPE

London, England (July 26-November 18, 1992) (excluding August 21-31) 
London, England (December 7, 1993-January 4, 1994) 
Paris, France (August 21-31, 1992) 
Paris, France (July 18-August 9, 1994) 
Paris, France (March 23-April 1, 1995) 
 

TOTAL SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS 

21 Books/Book Editions/Volumes (1983; 1987; 1992; 1996; 1996; 2001 [2 vols.]; 2003; 2004; 2006; 2006 [3 vols.]); 2007; 2007 [3 vols.]; 2007-2008; 2007-2008 [3 vols.]
20 Book Supplements (1983-2003) 
02 Book Chapters (1984; 1985) 
10 Law Review Articles (1974-1987) 
03 Law Review Book Reviews (1972-1974)
01 Legal Encyclopedia Article (2002) 

01 Search and Seizure L. Rep. Article (1977)
01 Bar Journal Article (2007)
139 Magazine, Newspaper, and Professional Journal Articles (1972-2007) 

198 Total Scholarly Publications (1972-2007) 
 

TOTAL RECENT SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS, NUMBER YEAR BY YEAR 

1993: 06 Publications 
1994: 12 Publications 
1995: 10 Publications 
1996: 06 Publications 
1997: 10 Publications 
1998: 06 Publications 
1999: 05 Publications 
2000: 06 Publications 
2001: 06 Publications 
2002: 13 Publications
2003: 14 Publications
2004: 05 Publications
2005: 08 Publications
2006: 15 Publications
2007: 11 Publications

Total Recent Publications Since January 1, 1993: 133 
 

TOPICS OF PUBLISHED MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL ARTICLES

Criminal Procedure: 68 Articles (58 online) 
Historical: 39 Articles (37 online) 
JFK Assassination: 25 Articles (25 online) 
Other Assassinations: 07 Articles (07 online) 

Total Published Magazine, Newspaper, and Professional Journal Articles: 139 (127 online) 
 
 

PRINCIPAL SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS (59 since September 1, 1972) 

Books and Book Supplements

(1) FEDERAL AND STATE POSTCONVICTION REMEDIES AND RELIEF (The Harrison Co. 1983 & Supps. 1983, 1984, 1985 & 1986);  (2d ed. The Harrison Co. 1987 & Supps. 1988, 1989 & 1990); (3d ed. The Harrison Co. 1992 & Supps. 1993, 1994 & 1995) 

(2) FEDERAL POSTCONVICTION REMEDIES AND RELIEF (The Harrison Co. 1996 & Supps. 1997, 1998 & 1999) 

(3) STATE POSTCONVICTION REMEDIES AND RELIEF (The Harrison Co. 1996 & Supps. 1997, 1998 & 1999); (2d ed. The Harrison Co. 2001 [2 vols.] & Supps. 2002 [2 vols.] & 2003 [2 vols.] (Thomson/West))

(4) FEDERAL POSTCONVICTION REMEDIES AND RELIEF HANDBOOK (Thomson/West 2003); (2d ed. Thomson/West 2004); (3d ed. Thomson/West 2006); (4th ed. Thomson/West 2007); (5th ed. Thomson/West 2007-2008)

(5) STATE POSTCONVICTION REMEDIES AND RELIEF HANDBOOK (
Thomson/West 2006) [3 vols.]; (2d ed. Thomson/West 2007) [3 vols.]; (3d ed. Thomson/West 2007-2008) [3 vols.]

Law Review Articles

(1) A New Role for an Ancient Writ: Postconviction Habeas Corpus Relief in Georgia (Part I), 8 GA. L. REV. 313 (1974) 

(2) A New Role for an Ancient Writ: Postconviction Habeas Corpus Relief in Georgia (Part II), 9 GA. L. REV. 13 (1974) 

(3) "A Most Deplorable Paradox": Admitting Illegally Obtained Evidence in Georgia--Past, Present, and Future, 11 GA. L. REV. 105 (1976) 

(4) Postconviction Habeas Corpus Relief in Georgia: A Decade After the Habeas Corpus Act, 12 GA. L. REV. 249 (1978) 

(5) The New Federalism in Criminal Procedure: State Court Evasion of the Burger Court, 62 KY. L.J. 421 (1974) 

(6) More on the New Federalism in Criminal Procedure, 63 KY. L.J. 873 (1975) 

(7) The New Federalism in Criminal Procedure Revisited, 64 KY. L.J. 729 (1976) 

(8) First Things Last: Amendomania and State Bills of Rights, 54 MISS. L.J. 223 (1984), reprinted in THE BILLOF RIGHTS AND THE STATES 387-423 (Paul L. Murphy ed. 1990) 

(9) A Critique of Two Arguments Against the Exclusionary Rule: The Historical Fallacy and the Comparative Myth, 32 WASH. & LEE L. REV. 881 (1975) 

(10) The Great Writ: No Longer as Dear to the Tories as to the Whigs--A Critique of Sen. Nunn's Habeas Corpus Article, 7 WOODROW WILSON J.L. 25 (1985-1987) 

Book Chapters, Book Reviews and Other Principal Scholarly Publications

(1) The New Federalism in Criminal Procedure in 1984: Death of the Phoenix?, in DEVELOPMENTS IN STATE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 166-200 (Bradley D. McGraw ed. 1985) 

(2) The New Federalism in Criminal Procedure in 1984: Death of the Phoenix?, in NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN STATE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1-39 (1984) 

(3) Book Review, 7 GA. L. REV. 198 (1972) 

(4) Book Review, 8 GA. L. REV. 279 (1973) 

(5) Book Review, 1974 WASH. U. L. Q. 193 

(6) Federal Postconviction Relief, 4 SEARCH AND SEIZURE L. REP. 1 (March 1977)  

(7) The Writ of Habeas Corpus, in 2 LEGAL SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD:  A POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL ENCYCLOPEDIA 645-47 (Herbert M. Kritzer ed. 2002) 

(8) The Writ of Habeas Corpus in Georgia, 12 GA. B.J. 20 (Feb. 2007)
 

SCHOLARLY ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS
(139 since September 1, 1972) 

Note: An asterisk (*) indicates the article is online and may be accessed from the Prof. Wilkes home page on the UGA law school website

(1) "Prosecutorial Clinic Aids School and Town," Athens Banner-Herald, p. 4 (September 24, 1972) 

(2) "Confessions by Force Unworthy of Respect," Athens Banner-Herald, p. 4 (October 22, 1972) 

(3) "The Indigent's Right to Counsel in Prosecutions for Minor Offenses: Argensinger v. Hamlin, 407 U. S. 25 (1972)," Ga. Ass'n Chiefs of Police Newsletter, p. 26 (October 1972) 

(4) "The Policeman and the Rules of Search and Seizure," Ga. Ass'n Chiefs of Police Newsletter, p. 21 (January 1973) 

(5) "An Outline of the American Bar Association Standards Relating to Urban Police Function," Ga. Ass'n Chiefs of Police Newsletter, p. 41(April 1973) 

(6) "Automobile Searches," Ga. Ass'n Chiefs of Police Newsletter, p. 20 (July 1973) 

(7) "Highlights of the Federal Rules of Evidence," 1973 J. Ga. Crim. Defense Lawyers Ass'n 24 

(8)* "Underwood v. State: Georgia's High Water Mark in the Protection of the Basic Rights of Criminal Suspects," The Georgia Defender, p. 2 (July 1983) 

(9)* "Kennedy Killing: Who Did It?," The Athens Observer, p. 8A (November 17, 1983) 

(10)* "Questions on Kennedy Killing," The Athens Observer, p. 8 (November 23, 1983) 

(11)* "Remembering Judge Townsend," The Georgia Defender, p. 1 (January 1984) 

(12)* "Freedom Versus Societal Cost: In Defense of the Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule," The Georgia Defender, p. 2 (April 1984) 

(13) "De Laudibus Habeas Corpus: In Praise of the Writ of Habeas Corpus," The Georgia Defender, p. 1 (October 1984) 

(14)* "Tyrannicide Not Terrorism: Two Interesting Assassinations," Lumpkin Law Revue, p. 5 (February 1985) 

(15)* "'Vox Nazi, Vox Mortis': The Worst Thing in the World," Lumpkin Law Revue, p. 6 (August 1985) 

(16)* "Who Killed the Kingfish?," The Athens Observer, p. 8A (September 12, 1985) 

(17) "Denying Death," Lumpkin Law Revue, p. 8 (October 1985) 

(18)* "Professor Researches a Possible Georgia Connection in JFK Death," The Athens Observer, p. 2A (February 5, 1987) 

(19)* "Did He Know JFK To Die?," The Athens Observer, p. 2A (February 12, 1987) 

(20)* "Was Milteer in Dallas?," The Athens Observer, p. 2A (February 19, 1987) 

(21)* "Additional Milteer Information," The Athens Observer, p. 9A (February 26, 1987) 

(22)* "Death of MLK Still a Mystery," The Athens Observer, p. 1 (April 2, 1987) 

(23)* "What Are Facts of MLK Murder?," The Athens Observer, p. 7 (April 9, 1987)

(24)* "In 1945 Flight 19 Flew to Its Doom Through a Large Cloud of Mystery," The Athens Observer, p. 1A (November 19, 1987) 

(25)* "Oswald Not Alone in JFK Murder," The Athens Observer, p. 8A (November 26, 1987) 

(26)* "The Dirty Dozen: The 12 Worst Burger-Rehnquist Court Decisions in the Field of Criminal Procedure," The Georgia Defender, p. 1(October 1988) 

(27)* Did the Mob Kill JFK?," The Athens Observer, p. 17A (December 15, 1988) 

(28)* "Georgia's New Law Office Search Statute," The Georgia Defender, p. 1 (Summer 1989) 

(29)* "Russell Disagreed with JFK Death Report," The Athens Observer, p. 1 (November 9, 1989) 

(30)* "Liberty's Enemy; Chief Justice Rehnquist's Criminal Procedure Opinions," The Georgia Defender, p. 1 (April 1990) 

(31)* "Bloody Woolfolk," The Athens Observer, p. 20A (November 21, 1990) 

(32)* "The Latest Dirty Dozen: The 12 Worst Rehnquist Court Criminal Procedure Decisions During the 1989-90 Term," The Georgia Defender, p. 2 (January 1991) 

(33)* "The Incredible Shrinking Bill of Rights," Athens Human Rights Festival, p. 2 (April 1991) 

(34)* "Lawlessness In Law Enforcement," The Campus Times, p. 10 (May 30, 1991) 

(35)* "Police Are the Problem,"The Campus Times, p. 6 (May 31, 1991) 

(36)* "The Very Latest Dirty Dozen: The 12 Worst Rehnquist Court Criminal Procedure Decisions During the 1990-1991 Term," The Georgia Defender, p. 4 (September 1991) 

(37)* "Crime Statistics We'd Like to See," The Georgia Defender, p. 1 (March 1992) 

(38)* "Crime Statistics We Would Like to See," Zeitgeist, p. 12 (Spring 1992) 

(39)* "Tragic Tale Recounts First Murder on UGA Campus," The Athens Observer, p. 1 (May 7, 1992) 

(40)* "Footsteps of the Ripper," The Athens Observer, p. 9A (February 11, 1993) 

(41)* "Oddities of the JFK Assassination," Athens Human Rights Festival, p. 8 (May 8 & 9, 1993) 

(42)* "Remembering the Alamo and Athenian Who Died There," The Athens Observer, p. 10A (July 1-7, 1993) 

(43)* "A Note On The Term 'Rehnquisition,'" The Georgia Defender, p. 2 (August 1993) 

(44)* "New JFK Book 'Continued Coverup' Claims University Law Professor," The Athens Observer, p. 16A (November 24-December 1, 1993) 

(45)* "Georgians on the Titanic," The Athens Observer, p. 6 (April 21- April 27, 1994) 

(46)* "On the Titanic: Archie Butt," The Athens Observer, p. 6 (April 28-May 4, 1994) 

(47)* "On the Titanic: Jacques Futrelle," The Athens Observer, p. 6A (May 5-May 11,1994) 

(48)* "May Futrelle Survived Titanic," The Athens Observer, p. 6A (May 12- May 18, 1994) 

(49)* "Sentenced to Death," The Athens Observer, p. 1 (June 30-July 6, 1994) 

(50)* "A Dying Penalty?," The Athens Observer, p. 1 (July 7-July 13, 1994) 

(51)* "Death Penalty Corrections," The Athens Observer, p. 7A (July 21-July 27, 1994) 

(52) "Life Without Parole Isn't Being Lenient," Athens Daily News, p. 4A (September 21, 1994) 

(53)* "JFK Killer Not Alone, UGA Professor Says," The Athens Observer, p. 1A (December 8, 1994) 

(54)* "Dreyfus Case Began a Century Ago," Georgia Advocate, p. 29 (Fall 1994) 

(55)* "Dreyfus: How He Was Framed," The Athens Observer, p. 6 (December 29, 1994) 

(56)* "Dreyfus: How He Was Redeemed," The Athens Observer, p. 6 (January 5, 1995) 

(57)* "Osborne Tried to Overturn Brown Decision," The Athens Observer, p. 6 (February 2, 1995) 

(58)* "Jane Anderson: The Nazi Georgia Peach," The Athens Observer, p. 5 (May 18, 1995) 

(59)* "Jane Anderson: Nazi Georgia Peach, Part 2," The Athens Observer, p. 5A (May 25, 1995) 

(60)* "Jane Anderson: Nazi Georgia Peach, Part 3," The Athens Observer, p. 4A (June 1, 1995) 

(61)* "The Assassination of Ashley Wilkes," The Athens Observer, p. 7A (June 8, 1995) 

(62)* "Blame Police, Not the Bill of Rights, For Verdict," The Red and Black, p. 4 (October 6, 1995) 

(63)* "The Georgia Death Penalty Habeas Corpus Reform Act of 1995," The Georgia Defender, p. 1 (November 1995) 

(64)* "New Light on JFK Assassination," The Observer, p. 5 (December 14, 1995) 

(65)* "Whitewash in Athens," Flagpole Magazine, p. 6 (February 14, 1996) 

(66)* "Lawless Law Enforcement," Athens Human Rights Festival, p. 6 (May 4-5, 1996) 

(67)* "Whitewash in Athens, Part 2," Flagpole Magazine, p. 5 (June 5, 1996) 

(68)* "No Knock Search Warrants in Georgia," The Georgia Defender, p. 1 (July 1996) 

(69)* "JFK Assassination 33 Years Later," Flagpole Magazine, p. 6 (January 15, 1997) 

(70)* "Remains of Mass Murder House Found," Flagpole Magazine, p. 6 (February 12, 1997) 

(71)* "Not Technicalities," Flagpole Magazine, p. 2 (March 12, 1997) 

(72)* "Lessons of the Fred Tokars Murder Trial," Athens Human Rights Festival, p. 5 (May 3-4, 1997) 

(73)* "Another Suspicious Police Killing," Flagpole Magazine, p. 5 (September 3, 1997) 

(74)* "The Last Lynching in Athens," Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (September 10, 1997) 

(75)* "Cheerleading for the Police," Flagpole Magazine, p. 6 (October 29, 1997) 

(76)* "Georgia's Most Ghastly Murder," Flagpole Magazine, p. 9 (November 26, 1997) 

(77)* "More Dead Kennedy Files," Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (January 7, 1998) 

(78)* "'J'Accuse ...!' Emile Zola, Alfred Dreyfus, and the Greatest Newspaper Article in History," Flagpole Magazine, p. 12 (February 11, 1998) 

(79)* "'Bloody Injuries': The Lynchings in Oconee County, 1905-1921," Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (June 24, 1998) 

(80)* "Campus Gestapo?," Flagpole Magazine, p. 12 (August 26, 1998) 

(81)* "Roots of Racism," Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (November 17, 1999) 

(82)* "Mystery Lingers," Flagpole Magazine, p. 10 (December 1, 1999) 

(83)* "Georgia's Most Notorious Murderess," Flagpole Magazine, p. 22 (December 22, 1999) 

(84)* "Politics, Prejudice and Perjury," Flagpole Magazine, p. 9 (March 1, 2000) 

(85)* "A Civil War Lynching in Athens," Flagpole Magazine, p. 10 (July 19, 2000) 

(86)* "The Eponymous Mr. Prince," Flagpole Magazine, p. 10 (August 30, 2000) 

(87)* "The Eponymous Mr. Prince, Part Two," Flagpole Magazine, p. 10 (September 6, 2000) 

(88)* "Contract on Camelot: New Books on the JFK Assassination," Flagpole Magazine, p. 10 (November 22, 2000) 

(89)* "Convicting and Unconvicting the Innocent," Flagpole Magazine, p. 9 (December 27, 2000) 

(90)* "The Attempted Murder of the Miranda Decision," Athens Human Rights Festival, p. 9 (April 21-22, 2001) 

(91)* "The Decline of the Right to Grand Jury Indictment in Georgia," The Georgia Defender, p. 1 (September 2001) 

(92)* "The Cadaver Synod: Strangest Trial in History," Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (October 31, 2001)

(93)* "Lee Harvey Oswald at Age 62," Flagpole Magazine, p. 6 (November 21, 2001)
 
(94)* “Admissibility of Confessions Under OCGA § 24-3-50, the ‘Hope of Benefit, Fear of Injury’ Statute,” The Georgia Defender, p. 3 (January 2002)

(95)* “Human Rights and Devolving Standards of Decency,” Athens Human Rights Festival, p. 3 (April 20 & 21, 2002)

(96)* “An Epic Tale of Heroism and Daring Flight,” Georgia Advocate, p. 30 (Spring 2002)

(97)* “Government Appeals in Criminal Cases in Georgia,” The Georgia Defender, p. 1 (May 2002)

(98)* “The Trial of the Century–and of All Time, Part One,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (July 10, 2002)

(99)* “The Trial of the Century–and of All Time, Part Two,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 6 (July 17, 2002)

(100)* “Sneak and Peek Search Warrants,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 12 (September 11, 2002)

(101)* “Sneak and Peek Search Warrants and the USA Patriot Act,”
The Georgia Defender, p. 1 (September 2002)

(102)* “The Rosetta Stone of the JFK Assassination?,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (November 20, 2002)

(103)* “A President by Judicial Fiat,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (December 11, 2002)

(104) “The Long Arm of the Law,” Columns, p. 7 (February 3, 2003)

(105)* “Dead Docketing Criminal Cases in Georgia,” The Georgia Defender, p. 4 (March 2003) (co-authored by Karen S. Wilkes)

(106)* “Open Letter Concerning the Invitation to Justice Thomas to Speak at the UGA School of Law Graduation Ceremony,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 7 (April 30, 2003)

(107) *“Strange Cruel Justice,” Athens Human Rights Festival, p. 3
(May 3 & 4, 2003)

(108)* “Too Few Voices Heard in Choice of Thomas,” The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, p. A19 (May 15, 2003)

(109)* “Embarrassing Justice,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 5 (May 28, 2003)

(110)* “A Little Bit of Shooty Face,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (July 2, 2003)

(111)* “Explosive Dynamic Entry,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (July 30, 2003)

(112)* “The Death Flight of Larry McDonald,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 7 (September 3, 2003)

(113)* “Lawrence v. Texas: An Historic Human Rights Victory,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 9 (October 15, 2003)

(114)* “Sen. Richard Russell and the Great American Murder Mystery,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (November 19, 2003)

(115)* "Exonerated by DNA After 16 Years in Prison," Flagpole Magazine, p. 13 (January 21, 2004)

(116)* “Bigotry Always Has Its Reasons,” Athens Human Rights Festival, p. 3 (May 1 & 2, 2004)

(117)* “Wrongly Accused, Falsely Convicted, Wantonly Murdered,”
Flagpole Magazine, p. 7 (May 5, 2004)

(118)* “The Continuing Search for the Truth About the JFK Assassination,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (December 1, 2004)

(119)* “Lincoln Assassinated!,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 11 (April 20, 2005)

(120)* “Making the Lawful Awful,” Athens Human Rights Festival, p. 4 (April 23 & 24, 2005)

(121)* “Lincoln Assassinated!, Part Two,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 12
(April 27, 2005)

(122) “Human Rights and the Reign of Right-Wing Nut Cases,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 9 (May 4, 2005)

(123)* "Destiny Betrayed: The CIA, Oswald, and the JFK Assassination," Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (December 7, 2005)

(124)* "Deus Ex Mafia: The Solution to America's Greatest Murder Mystery?," Flagpole Magazine, p. 9 (January 25, 2006)

(125)* "Habeas Corpus and Baseball," Res Ipsa, p. 1 (Spring Finals Edition 2006)

(126)* "Human Rights and Due Process of Law," Athens Human Rights Festival, p. 14 (May 6 & 7, 2006); also published in Flagpole Magazine, p. 10 (May 3, 2006)

(127)* "Still Striking Foul Blows," Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (May 17, 2006)

(128)* “From Mayberry to Nuremberg,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (July 12, 2006)

(129)* “SWATstika Policing,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 7 (September 6, 2006)

(130)* “I Accuse ...!,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (October 18, 2006)

(131)* “Habeas Corpse: The Great Writ Hit,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 8 (November 15, 2006)

(132)* “JFK Blown Away–Hooray!,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 7 (November 22, 2006)

(133)* “Pot Pope Imprisoned,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 31 (December 20, 2006)

(134)* “Kafka (and Grisham) in Oklahoma,” Flagpole Magazine, p. 9 (February 7, 2007)

(135)* “Unforgivable Racism: Black Men, Criminal Justice,” Res Ipsa, p. 1 (Spring Finals Edition 2007)

(136)* "Thurbert Baker Behaving Badly," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. 3B (June 17, 2007)

(137)* "History Professors Study Our Greatest Murder Mystery," Flagpole Magazine, p. 7 (June 27, 2007)

(138)* “Legislation Only Way to Get Eyewitness ID Reform,” Athens Banner-Herald, p. A8 (October 11, 2007)

(139)*  “Justice Gets New Lease on Life,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. A13 (October 30, 2007)


UNPUBLISHED SCHOLARLY WRITINGS
(17 since January 1, 1976) 

Books

(1) A Calendar of Habeas Corpus Proceedings in the House of Lords of the High Court of Parliament, 1603-1716 (November 30, 1993) (Tentative Draft) 

(2) "The Right of Everyman": Writs of Assistance in the Thirteen Colonies and the Origins and Development of the Fourth Amendment (August 15, 1997 (ed.) 

(3) "Nemo Tenetur Prodere Seipsum": The Origins and Historical Development of the Privilege Against Self-Incrimination (August 15, 1997) (ed.) 

Articles

Note: An asterisk (*) indicates the article is on-line and may be accessed from the Prof. Wilkes home page on the UGA law school website. 

(4) "From Fundamental Law to Nose of Wax: A Waning of State Bills of Rights" (1985) 

(5) "Inimicus Libertatis: William Rehnquist's Majority or Plurality Opinions in the Field of Criminal Procedure" (August 12, 2007) 

(6)* "Rothwax Justice" (March 1, 1996) 

(7)* "The Forgotten Tricentennial: England's Glorious Revolution" (February 14, 1989) 

(8)* "Unparallel Lives: Judge Benjamin Hill in Atlanta, Adolf Hitler in Vienna, 1907-1913" (October 18, 1985) 

Other Scholarly Writings

(9) Criminal Procedure Chrestomathy (August 12, 2007) (ed.) 

(10) Materials on the English, Colonial, and State Antecedents of the Federal Bill of Rights (January 15, 1997) (ed.) 

(11) Materials on James Otis and the Writs of Assistance Controversy (1976) (ed.) 

(12) Additional Readings on the Leo Frank Case (1999) (ed.) 

(13) "A Savage Example": Readings on the Death Penalty (Feb. 19, 1994) (ed.) 

(14) Chronology of the Glorious Revolution and Legal History Quotations (1998) (ed.) 

(15) Readings on Lord Macaulay and the Whig School of History (1996) (ed.) 

(16) Nineteenth Century Book Reviews of Macaulay's History of England (1996) (ed.)

(17) “Falsely Accused, Wrongly Convicted, Wantonly Murdered”: Reading Material on the Leo Frank Case (January 18, 2005) (ed.)
 

SCHOLARLY SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS
(80 since January 1, 1975) 

(1) "The Grand Jury," The Grand Jury Association of Clarke County, Athens, Georgia, January 27, 1975 

(2) "Pornography: A Community Forum," Women Against Pornography, Memorial Hall Ball Room, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, March 11, 1978 

(3) "Introduction of Prof. Ronald Dworkin," Law School Forum, Law School Auditorium, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, March 29, 1978 

(4) "Non Refert Quomodo: The Burger Court and American Criminal Procedure," Fall Seminar, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Georgia Criminal Justice Council, DeSoto State Park Resort, Fort Payne, Alabama, October 6, 1978 

(5) "The New States Rights: The New Federalism in Criminal Procedure," Criminal Law Workshop, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers," University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, August 3, 1979 

(6) "In Defense of Postconviction Remedies," National Conference on Legal Services to Prisoners, The Habersham Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, April 20, 1983 

(7) "The Abolition of the Death Penalty: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?," American Civil Liberties Union, Regional Library, Athens, Georgia, November 17, 1983 

(8) "Presentation on Amendments of Section 2254 and 2255 Rules Proposed on June 17, 1983," Hearings, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Judicial Conference of the United States, National Courts Building, Washington, D. C., February 14, 1984 

(9) "The New Federalism in Criminal Procedure in 1984: Death of the Phoenix?," National Conference on Developments in State Constitutional Law, College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 9, 1984 

(10) "Contemporary Significance of the Historical Origins of the Fourth Amendment," Annual Spring Seminar for Probate Court Judges, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia, April 18, 1984 

(11) "The Incredible Shrinking Bill of Rights," Seminar On Practical Issues for the Criminal Lawyer, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Atlanta American Motor Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, January 12, 1985 

(12)"Presentation on Amendments of Section 2254 and 2255 Rules Proposed on September 6, 1984," Hearings, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Judicial Conference of the United States, National Courts Building, Washington, D. C., February 1, 1985 

(13) "The Exclusionary Rule: A Deterrent to Police Misconduct or a Refuge for the Guilty?," Symposium, The Federalist Society For Law and Public Policy Studies, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, April 11, 1985 

(14) "From Fundamental Law to Nose of Wax: A Waning of State Constitutions as Independent Protectors of Basic Rights?," Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 1985 

(15) "Demythologizing the Controversial Alday Murder Case: An Insider's View," Athens Area ACLU Forum, Athens Regional Library, Athens, Georgia, March 12, 1986

(16) "Colonial and State Antecedents of the Federal Bill of Rights," Humanities Seminar for Superior Court Judges, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, Forsyth, Georgia, October 20, 1987 

(17) "History of the Bill of Rights," Annual Spring Seminar for Probate Judges, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia, April 20, 1988 

(18) "Criminal Justice and the Alday Murder Case," Northeast Georgia Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Athens, Georgia, April 28, 1988 

(19)"Capital Punishment," University Center in Georgia Conference on the Constitution, Urban Life Center Auditorium, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, October 15, 1988 

(20) "Common Law and State Constitutional Antecedents of the Federal Bill of Rights," Annual Fall Seminar for Superior Court Judges, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia, October 26, 1988 

(21) "Capital Punishment and Judicial Selection," Conference on Contemporary Federal Constitutional Issues, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, January 28, 1989 

(22) "Historical Role and Functions of Magistrates: England," Magistrate Certification Course, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia, February 13, 1989 

(23) "Georgia's New Law Office Search Statute," Criminal Trial Practice Seminar, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Unicoi Lodge and Conference Center, Helen, Georgia, November 3, 1989 

(24) "Due Process Of Law/The Alday Case," Advanced LRE Teacher Training Workshop, Ramada Inn and Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia, December 1, 1989 

(25) "Twilight of the Bill Of Rights," Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, April 27, 1991 

(26) "A Requiem for the Bill of Rights," UGA Libertarian Party Meeting, Tate Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, November 13, 1991 

(27) "The JFK Assassination Conspirators," Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, May 9, 1992 

(28) "The Death Penalty as a Human Rights Issue," Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, May 8, 1993 

(29) "The JFK Assassination Thirty Years Later," Lawrenceville Kiwanis Club, Lawrenceville, Georgia, June 3, 1993 

(30) "Capital Punishment and The New Federalism in Criminal Procedure in Georgia," Augusta Criminal Defense Bar Association, Augusta, Georgia, September 3, 1993 

(31) "What Hath Hubbs Wrought: Summoning William Rehnquist To Judgment," Annual Meeting, American Board of Criminal Lawyers, Savannah, Georgia, October 9, 1993 

(32) "The Death Penalty: A Savage Example," Death Penalty Issues Program, Knowledge: Our Pathway to Success, Athens Legal Secretaries Association, Ramada Inn, Athens, Georgia, February 19, 1994 

(33) "America the Beautiful Police State?," Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, May 14, 1994 

(34) "Due Process Principles Underlying Our Civil, Criminal, and Juvenile Justice Systems," LRE A to Z Summer Institute, Georgia Civil Justice Foundation and the Georgia LRE Consortium, Ramada Inn, Athens, Georgia, June 20, 1994 

(35) "History of Federal Bill of Rights," Judging and Humanities Immersion Course for Magistrates, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia, March 12, 1995 

(36) "Retreat From Victory: V-E Day Fifty Years Later," Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, May 6, 1995 

(37) "English and American Colonial Background of the U. S. Bill of Rights," State Court Judges Spring Seminar, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, Radisson Inn, Jekyll Island, Georgia, May 25, 1995 

(38) "English, Colonial, and State Background of the Federal Bill of Rights," Magistrate Court Judges' Seminar, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, Unicoi Lodge and Conference Center, Helen, Georgia, November 1, 1995 

(39) "Bill Malone: The Athenian Who Died in the Alamo," Bill Malone Society, Athens, Georgia, March 6, 1996 

(40) "Newt Gingrich Antichrist," Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, May 4, 1996 

(41) "Detabloidizing the O. J. Simpson Case," Rome Bar Association, Magretta Hall, Ledbetter Building, Rome, Georgia, September 17, 1996 

(42) "A Georgian on the Warren Commission: Sen. Richard B. Russell and the JFK Assassination," Madison County Rotary Club, Ila, Georgia, November 22, 1996 

(43) "Bill Malone and the Texas War of Independence," Bill Malone Society, Athens, Georgia, March 6, 1997 

(44) "Human Rights Violations in the United States," Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, May 4, 1997 

(45) "Bill Malone and Georgia's Contribution to the Texas Revolution of 1835-1836," Bill Malone Society, Athens, Georgia, March 6, 1998 

(46) "Palladiums of Liberty," Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, May 17, 1998 

(47) "The Leo Frank Case," Judging and Humanities Immersion Seminar, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia, March 19, 1999 

(48) "The Leo Frank Case," State Court Judges Fall Seminar, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, Brasstown Valley Crowne-Resort Hotel, Young Harris, Georgia, October 14, 1999 

(49) "The Leo Frank Case," Judging and Humanities Winter Seminar for Superior Court Judges, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia, January 18, 2000 

(50) Dangerous Trends Threatening Freedom in America," Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, April 15, 2000 

(51) "Rehnquisition and Beyond: The War on the Bill of Rights," Sagan Society, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, April 26, 2000 

(52) "History of Habeas Corpus: How the 'Great Writ' Developed and What It's All About," Seminar on Postconviction Remedies, Georgia Indigent Defense Council, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1, 2000 

(53) "Liberty is the Best of All Things," Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, April 21, 2001 
 
(54) “The Balancing Act: Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism,” A Beyond Tuesday Roundtable, University of Georgia, Tate Center, Athens, Georgia, October 30, 2001

(55) “The Spirit of Liberty,” UGA Chapter of ACLU, University of Georgia, Tate Center, Athens, Georgia, November 7, 2001

(56) “The Spirit of Liberty Today,” Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, April 20, 2002

(57) “Orwellian Developments in American Criminal Procedure,” Clayton County Bar Association, Pilgreen’s Steakhouse, Morrow, Georgia, October 17, 2002

(58) “Orwellian Developments in American Civil Liberties,” First Monday 2002: Civil Liberties in a New America, University of Georgia, Tate Center, Athens, Georgia, November 4, 2002

(59) “The War on Drugs: Costs and Consequences,” Sagan Society, University of Georgia, Peabody Hall, Athens, Georgia, March 26, 2003

(60) “A Chill Wind is Blowing in This Nation,” Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, May 3, 2003

(61) “Embarrassing Justice,” Justice Thomas Protest Demonstration, University of Georgia, Tate Student Center Plaza, Athens, Georgia, May 17, 2003

(62) “Mayberry Machiavellians and the USA Patriot Act,” Rally Against USA Patriot Act, Athens-Clarke County Green Party, City Hall, Athens, Georgia, July 3, 2003

(63) “The Supreme Court and the Decline of Liberty,” The Forum, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Athens, Georgia, August 17, 2003

(64) 
The Fascist Jackboot Has Not Sung Its Last Swan-Song, Know Your Rights Rally, UGA Chapter of ACLU, University of Georgia, Tate Student Center Plaza, Athens, Georgia, October 1, 2003 
 
(65) “The Evil Judge,”  Justice Thomas Protest Demonstration, University of Georgia, Tate Student Center Plaza, Athens, Georgia, November 21, 2003


(66) “Why the USA PATRIOT ACT Must be Repealed,” Rally Opposing the Patriot Act, ACLU Freedom Train, University of Georgia, Student Learning Center, Athens, Georgia, January 24, 2004

(67) “What’s Wrong With the USA PATRIOT ACT,” Rally Opposing the Patriot Act, ACLU Freedom Train, Tasty World, Athens, Georgia, January 24, 2004

(68) “Bush’s War Against Iraq and the Decline of Human Rights in America,” Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, May 1, 2004

(69) “The USA PATRIOT ACT, and the Hamdi and Padilla Cases in the Supreme Court,”  The Forum, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Athens, Georgia, May 2, 2004

(70) “The USA PATRIOT ACT: An Act Too Far,” Rally Opposing the Patriot Act, Citizens Not Suspects, Tasty World, Athens, Georgia, June 12, 2004

(71) “The Leo Frank Case,” Humanities Discussion for Superior Court Judges,Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia, January 18, 2005

(72) “Why the USA PATRIOT ACT Should Be Entirely Repealed,”  USA PATRIOT ACT Awareness Week, UGA Chapter of Amnesty International, University of Georgia, Student Learning Center, Athens, Georgia, April 5, 2005

(73) “Human Rights During the Reign of Right Wing Nut Cases,” Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, April 23, 2005

(74) Legal Defects in Capital Punishment,” Panel Discussion on the ABA’s Georgia Death Penalty Assessment Report, Black Law Students Association, The National Lawyer’s Guild, and Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, February 21, 2006

(75)
Neocons, November, and Nuremberg, Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, May 6, 2006

(76) “Understanding Why Wrongful Convictions Occur,” Panel Discussion on Wrongful Death Sentences, Seney-Stovall Chapel, Athens, Georgia, October 13, 2006

(77) “An Elegy for the Great Writ of Habeas Corpus,” Funeral for Habeas Corpus Rally and March, Campus Greens, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, December 1, 2006

(78) “Introduction of Susan V. Boleyn,” Distinguished Alumni Advocate Speaker Series, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, February 7, 2007

(79) President Torture, Athens Human Rights Festival, Athens, Georgia, May 6, 2007

(80) “The Nightmare With No End in Sight,” Fall Into Athens Anti-War Rally, Athens, Georgia, October 13, 2007


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