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Criminal Law - Battered Woman Syndrome: The Killing Of A Passive Victim - A Perfect Defense Or A Perfect Crime? - State V. Norman, Jeffrey M. Cutler
Criminal Law - Battered Woman Syndrome: The Killing Of A Passive Victim - A Perfect Defense Or A Perfect Crime? - State V. Norman, Jeffrey M. Cutler
Campbell Law Review
This Note will examine the strengths and weaknesses of the decision in State v. Norman, and will discuss whether this ruling provides solutions or further problems for the legal system in this area of controversy. In scrutinizing what has been labeled the "battered spouse syndrome," the legal profession must answer a question. Is the use of the syndrome creating a perfect defense or is it opening the door to the perfect crime?
Civil Rico: The Judges' Perspective, And Some Notes On Practice For North Carolina Lawyers, The Honorable David B. Sentelle
Civil Rico: The Judges' Perspective, And Some Notes On Practice For North Carolina Lawyers, The Honorable David B. Sentelle
Campbell Law Review
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Criminal Law - The "No I Didn't, And Yes I Did But...." Defense: Is The Entrapment Defense Available To Criminal Defendants Who Deny Doing The Crime? - Mathews V. United States, George Robert Hicks Iii
Criminal Law - The "No I Didn't, And Yes I Did But...." Defense: Is The Entrapment Defense Available To Criminal Defendants Who Deny Doing The Crime? - Mathews V. United States, George Robert Hicks Iii
Campbell Law Review
This Note will explore the history of the entrapment defense. In addition, this Note will review previous federal court decisions regarding the inconsistency rule. The inconsistency rule refuses a criminal defendant the right to deny committing the charged acts and plead the entrapment defense. This Note will analyze both the majority and dissenting opinions of Mathews. The Note concludes by urging the North Carolina courts to follow the Mathews lead and change its stance with regard to the inconsistency rule.