Boro v. People

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Consent to an act of sexual intercourse will bar prosecution for rape, even when consent was obtained by fraud, if victim knew that she was consenting to an act of sexual intercourse. Fraud in the factum; fraud in the inducement; prohibition.

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Tison v. Arizona

Felony-murder rule; simpliciter. Reckless indifference to innocent life, shown by participating in the events leading up to and following a murder, makes the death sentence constitutionally permissible.

Rex v. Chisser

Taking goods without paying for them is treated as a felony even though the store clerk voluntarily handed the merchandise to the customer for inspection as part of an anticipated transaction. Felleo amimo incohate.

The King v. Pear

If one rents property under false pretenses and fails to return it at the end of the lease time, and instead sells the property and keeps the money, he has committed a felony.

Attorney General for Jersey v. Holley

Provocation defense is akin to self defense; would a person having ordinary powers of self-control commit same crime as defendent given gravity of provocation? Evidence of the alcoholism or intoxication of defendant should not be considered.

Clark v. Arizona

Mott Rule; mental illness short of insanity does not bear on mens rea according to Arizona state Mott Rule; court will not allow evidence of a mental disorder short of insanity as bearing on a defendant's capacity to form specific intent.

The Sentencing Reform Act

United States v. Gementera, judge force convict to declare crime in public, The Sentencing Reform Act affords courts broad discretion in fashioning conditions of supervised release reasonably related to nature and circumstances of offense.

United States v. McDermott

A conspiracy requires a unity of unlawful purpose between two or more individuals.

United States v. Armstrong

In selective-prosecution claims based on race, in order to obtain discovery, the claimant must produce preliminary evidence that similarly situated offenders of a different race could have been prosecuted but were not.

Perjury By Implication Not Allowed

Bronston v. United States; To support a perjury conviction, a witness must actually willfully state a material matter that he does not believe to be true.

Continuous Conspiracy

Pinkerton v. United States; When there is a continuous conspiracy, and no evidence of affirmative action to establish withdrawal, as long as the partnership in crime continues, the partners act for each other.

Substantial Factor Test

Valazquez v. State; but-for test and substantial factor test to determine liability as cause in fact; must also be the proximate cause or no liability.

Presumptive Sentence

United States v. Deegan; A sentence within the guidelines range is accorded a presumption of reasonableness.

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