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Imminence Should Not Be A Controlling Factor In The Duress Defense In The Context Of Battered Women, Jacqueline Fink Jan 2024

Imminence Should Not Be A Controlling Factor In The Duress Defense In The Context Of Battered Women, Jacqueline Fink

Touro Law Review

Domestic violence is a silent killer that attacks quickly. This Note specifically discusses the Battered Woman Syndrome and the need to explore the current laws that “protect” this group. Current laws in a majority of states create a barrier that blocks battered women from obtaining the justice that should be given to all citizens. When the abused woman is at an impasse in her relationship, she may be forced to make a life-or-death decision. More likely than not, the result becomes the worst possible outcome. Domestic violence continues to be higher amongst women than men, where women are emotionally, as …


How To Get Away With Murder: The “Gay Panic” Defense, Omar T. Russo Jan 2019

How To Get Away With Murder: The “Gay Panic” Defense, Omar T. Russo

Touro Law Review

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Analyzing Second Amendment Challenges: Getting Strict With Judges, Lauren Dwarika Aug 2015

Analyzing Second Amendment Challenges: Getting Strict With Judges, Lauren Dwarika

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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Self Incrimination Jan 1996

Self Incrimination

Touro Law Review

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Character Evidence, James L. Kainen Jan 1994

Character Evidence, James L. Kainen

Touro Law Review

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