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Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Cahill, Annette Thompson Dec 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Cahill, Annette Thompson

Touro Law Review

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County Court, Rockland County, People V. Clark, Lauren Tan Dec 2014

County Court, Rockland County, People V. Clark, Lauren Tan

Touro Law Review

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Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Grice, Michael Elkin, Patrick Foster Dec 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Grice, Michael Elkin, Patrick Foster

Touro Law Review

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department, People V. Cortes, Jennifer Feldman Dec 2014

Appellate Division, Fourth Department, People V. Cortes, Jennifer Feldman

Touro Law Review

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Supreme Court, Kings County, People V. Miller, Courtney Weinberger Nov 2014

Supreme Court, Kings County, People V. Miller, Courtney Weinberger

Touro Law Review

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Supreme Court, Kings County, People V. Chapman, Kerri Grzymala Nov 2014

Supreme Court, Kings County, People V. Chapman, Kerri Grzymala

Touro Law Review

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Supreme Court, Bronx County, People Ex Rel. Furde V. New York City Dep't Of Correction, Adam D'Antonio Nov 2014

Supreme Court, Bronx County, People Ex Rel. Furde V. New York City Dep't Of Correction, Adam D'Antonio

Touro Law Review

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Appellate Division, Third Department, People V. Rivette, Michele Kligman Nov 2014

Appellate Division, Third Department, People V. Rivette, Michele Kligman

Touro Law Review

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Court Of Appeals Of New York - Polito V. Walsh, William Pike May 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York - Polito V. Walsh, William Pike

Touro Law Review

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Murder, Minority Victims, And Mercy, Aya Gruber Jan 2014

Murder, Minority Victims, And Mercy, Aya Gruber

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Should the jury have acquitted George Zimmerman of Trayvon Martin's murder? Should enraged husbands receive a pass for killing their cheating wives? Should the law treat a homosexual advance as adequate provocation for killing? Criminal law scholars generally answer these questions with a resounding "no." Theorists argue that criminal laws should not reflect bigoted perceptions of African Americans, women, and gays by permitting judges and jurors to treat those who kill racial and gender minorities with undue mercy. According to this view, murder defenses like provocation should be restricted to ensure that those who kill minority victims receive the harshest …