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Proportional Mens Rea, Stephen F. Smith
Proportional Mens Rea, Stephen F. Smith
Journal Articles
This Essay makes the case for "proportional mens rea," a proportionality-based approach to mens rea selection. Proportional mens rea would provide proportionality safeguards that are otherwise entirely lacking in substantive criminal law and,as a practical matter, unavailable in constitutional law. Creating implied mens rea requirements, where necessary to ensure proportional punishment, is not a judicial usurpation of a legislative function. Rather, it is to take seriously the role that courts play, under both constitutional and substantive criminal law, to ensure that punishment "fits" the crime. Moreover, proportional mens rea would represent a needed counterweight to prosecutorial behavior whereas current doctrine …
Kent Greenawalt, Criminal Responsibility, And The Supreme Court: How A Moderate Scholar Can Appear Immoderate Thirty Years Later, Joshua Dressler
Kent Greenawalt, Criminal Responsibility, And The Supreme Court: How A Moderate Scholar Can Appear Immoderate Thirty Years Later, Joshua Dressler
Notre Dame Law Review
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Presumptive Mens Rea: An Analysis Of The Federal Judiciary's Retreat From Sandstrom V. Montana, Laurie A. Briggs
Presumptive Mens Rea: An Analysis Of The Federal Judiciary's Retreat From Sandstrom V. Montana, Laurie A. Briggs
Notre Dame Law Review
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Reflections On Reves V. Ernst & Young: Its Meaning And Impact On Substantive, Accessory, Aiding Abetting And Conspiracy Liability Under Rico, G. Robert Blakey, Kevin P. Roddy
Reflections On Reves V. Ernst & Young: Its Meaning And Impact On Substantive, Accessory, Aiding Abetting And Conspiracy Liability Under Rico, G. Robert Blakey, Kevin P. Roddy
Journal Articles
In March 1993, accountants, attorneys and other professionals—who generally view RICO with suspicion—breathed a sigh of relief when they read the Washington Post: "People who lose money in thrifts and other businesses that go belly up because of wrongdoing can no longer use [RICO] to sue lawyers, accountants, or other advisers who played key roles in the enterprise." Unfortunately, this terse description of the Supreme Court's decision issued the previous day in Reves v. Ernst & Young may persuade professionals that they dropped an anchor in a tranquil safe-harbor, far from an exposure to the perils of the private enforcement …
What Now For The Insanity Defense, Fernand N. Dutile, Thomas H. Singer
What Now For The Insanity Defense, Fernand N. Dutile, Thomas H. Singer
Notre Dame Law Review
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