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A Tempered "Yes" To The "Exculpatory No", Scott D. Pomfret Dec 1997

A Tempered "Yes" To The "Exculpatory No", Scott D. Pomfret

Michigan Law Review

What circumstances trigger a person's duty to tell the truth? Immanuel Kant claimed without qualification that all circumstances require truthtelling, even when speaking the truth injures the speaker. John Henry Cardinal Newman made exceptions for lies that achieved some positive end. Hugo Grotius permitted lies to adversaries. The philosophy of twentieth-century common sense largely permits white lies. Perhaps surprisingly, some courts have found that Kant's absolute prohibition of falsehood more accurately characterizes a speaker's duty to tell the truth to the federal government under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 than these other, more relaxed standards. According to this view, the prohibition …


Can You Lie To The Government And Get Away With It--The Exculpatory-No Defense Under 18 U.S.C. 1001, Stephen Michael Everhart Jun 1997

Can You Lie To The Government And Get Away With It--The Exculpatory-No Defense Under 18 U.S.C. 1001, Stephen Michael Everhart

West Virginia Law Review

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Self-Incrimination, Court Of Appeals People V. Siegel Jan 1997

Self-Incrimination, Court Of Appeals People V. Siegel

Touro Law Review

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Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Appellate Division Second Department People V. Hendricks Jan 1997

Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Appellate Division Second Department People V. Hendricks

Touro Law Review

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