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Evidence-Admissibility Of Uncommunicated Threats, Thomas Hartwell S. Ed. Jun 1951

Evidence-Admissibility Of Uncommunicated Threats, Thomas Hartwell S. Ed.

Michigan Law Review

The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree, following his killing of one Hunter as the outcome of a quarrel. The defendant had pleaded self-defense, contending that Hunter had appeared to threaten him. The defendant was the only witness to testify as to any aggression on the part of Hunter, while the four eyewitnesses to the killing all testified that the accused had attacked Hunter without warning and had fired upon Hunter's wife and child. Defendant's motion for new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence showing that Hunter had in his pocket an open knife, which …


The Retreat To The Wall Doctrine Of Self-Defense, Robert Hall Smith Jan 1951

The Retreat To The Wall Doctrine Of Self-Defense, Robert Hall Smith

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Historical Development Of Self-Defense As Excuse For Homicide, Jack Lowery Jr. Jan 1951

The Historical Development Of Self-Defense As Excuse For Homicide, Jack Lowery Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Cbiminal Law--Humanitarian Motive As A Defense To Homicide--State V. Sander, (N.H. 1950)., Theodore Sachs Jun 1950

Cbiminal Law--Humanitarian Motive As A Defense To Homicide--State V. Sander, (N.H. 1950)., Theodore Sachs

Michigan Law Review

It has been uniformly accepted in Anglo-American jurisprudence that motive is neither an element of a crime, nor a defense to its existence.


Criminal Law--Imperfect Self-Defense, A. Singleton Cagle Jan 1949

Criminal Law--Imperfect Self-Defense, A. Singleton Cagle

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Perfect And Imperfect Self-Defense--Effect Of Fault Of Defendant Upon Right Of Self-Defense, John J. Yeager Jan 1948

Perfect And Imperfect Self-Defense--Effect Of Fault Of Defendant Upon Right Of Self-Defense, John J. Yeager

Kentucky Law Journal

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Assault And Battery - Defense Of Property Feb 1943

Assault And Battery - Defense Of Property

Michigan Law Review

In a suit brought to recover damages for the death of plaintiff's husband the evidence indicated that the deceased, and other intruders, entered defendant's place of business after having been ordered to leave. The group "threw bricks and other missiles at Gennaro, destroying whiskey bottles and other property, whereupon Gennaro secured a pistol and shot and killed Wade." It was held that defendant was justified in killing the inebriated trespasser. Wade v. Gennaro, (La. App. 1942) 8 So. (2d) 561.


A Digest Of Important Cases On The Law Of Crimes, John R. Rood Jan 1906

A Digest Of Important Cases On The Law Of Crimes, John R. Rood

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“In selecting the cases to be abridged, an effort has been made to choose those that have drawn the most attention, comment, and citation. The reputation of each case is shown to the reader in part by reference to the various collections of important cases on crimes which have been included….”--Preface.