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Colorado V. Bertine, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Colorado V. Bertine, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Supreme Court Case Files
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Illinois V. Krull, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Arizona V. Hicks, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Griffin V. Wisconsin, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Griffin V. Wisconsin, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Supreme Court Case Files
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The Development Of Entrapment Law, Paul Marcus
The Development Of Entrapment Law, Paul Marcus
Faculty Publications
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The Federal Common Law Of Crime, Robert C. Palmer
The Federal Common Law Of Crime, Robert C. Palmer
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Criminal Law, Richard A. Williamson
The Entrapment Defense And Procedural Issues: Burden Of Proof, Questions Of Law And Fact, Inconsistent Defenses, Paul Marcus
The Entrapment Defense And Procedural Issues: Burden Of Proof, Questions Of Law And Fact, Inconsistent Defenses, Paul Marcus
Faculty Publications
Paul Marcus has produced an extremely thorough article on the intriguing and complex defense of entrapment. After analyzing the subjective and objective approaches to the defense, the author turns to the infrequently addressed question of evidence on predisposition. Included here are the recent ABSCAM cases.
Finally, the author explores the vagaries of inconsistent defenses and, on the whole, provides academics and practitioners with a refreshing and useful guide to some of the most important questions involving entrapment.
Insanity And Related Issues, Paul C. Giannelli
Insanity And Related Issues, Paul C. Giannelli
Faculty Publications
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Attempting The Impossible: The Emerging Consensus, Ira Robbins
Attempting The Impossible: The Emerging Consensus, Ira Robbins
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
Impossible attempts are situations in which an actor fails to consummate a substantive crime because he is mistaken about attendant circumstances. Professor Robbins divides mistakes regarding circumstances into three categories: mistakes of fact, mistakes of law, and mistakes of mixed fact and law. Courts and commentators disagree primarily over the identification and treatment of mixed fact law cases. Professor Robbins surveys each category of mistake. He then examines the objective, subjective, and hybrid approaches to dealing with the mixed fact/law category. The objective approach requires an objective manifestation of the actor's intent before conviction is allowed. The subjective approach permits …