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Criminal Prosecution Of Bank Personnel Under The Misapplication Statute: The Proper Mens Rea Standard For Establishing Intent, William J. Holley, Ii
Criminal Prosecution Of Bank Personnel Under The Misapplication Statute: The Proper Mens Rea Standard For Establishing Intent, William J. Holley, Ii
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Recent Development advocates legislative adoption of a new Misapplication Statute as a long range solution to the courts'continued debate over the appropriate mens rea standard and judicial adoption of a uniform approach as a short run alternative. Part II of this Recent Development traces the various mens rea standards that courts have applied under the Misapplication Statute. Part III discusses the current confusion over the appropriate section 656 mens rea standard by looking at three recent circuit court decisions.' Part IV advocates the adoption of a new Misapplication Statute similar to the approach that the National Com-mission on Reform …
Book Reviews, David E. Kendall
Book Reviews, David E. Kendall
Vanderbilt Law Review
The "violent human-interest story,"" that is, the crime story,has always been a great popular favorite: it is "news which appeals to the average person as the most interesting and exciting in the paper and on television."' In the past two decades, reporting on crime and the criminal justice process has ensnarled the press in a number of running battles with the courts. J. Edward Gerald's News of Crime: Courts and Press in Conflict recounts some of these conflicts. Gerald, who has taught journalism at a number of different universities, assays a short history of the controversies over prejudicial pretrial publicity, …