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The Origins Of American Felony Murder Rules, Guyora Binder Oct 2004

The Origins Of American Felony Murder Rules, Guyora Binder

Journal Articles

Contemporary commentators continue to instruct lawyers and law students that England bequeathed America a sweeping default principle of strict liability for all deaths caused in all felonies. This Article exposes the harsh "common law" felony murder rule as a myth. It retraces the origins of American felony murder rules to reveal their modern, American, and legislative sources, the rationality of their original scope, and the fairness of their original application. It demonstrates that the draconian doctrine of strict liability for all deaths resulting from all felonies was never enacted into English law or received into American law. This Article reviews …


Jurisprudence: Due Process Concerns For The Underrepresented Domestic Violence Victim, Rebecca Fialk, Tamara Mitchel Sep 2004

Jurisprudence: Due Process Concerns For The Underrepresented Domestic Violence Victim, Rebecca Fialk, Tamara Mitchel

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

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"The Power To Govern Men And Things": Patriarchal Origins Of The Police Power In American Law, Markus Dirk Dubber Sep 2004

"The Power To Govern Men And Things": Patriarchal Origins Of The Police Power In American Law, Markus Dirk Dubber

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Neonaticide: When The Bough Breaks And The Cradle Falls, Shannon Farley Apr 2004

Neonaticide: When The Bough Breaks And The Cradle Falls, Shannon Farley

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Law Of Personhood: A Review Of Markus Dirk Dubber's Victims In The War On Crime: The Use And Abuse Of Victims' Rights, Robert Elias Jan 2004

The Law Of Personhood: A Review Of Markus Dirk Dubber's Victims In The War On Crime: The Use And Abuse Of Victims' Rights, Robert Elias

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.