Latimer v. The Queen

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Mercy killing is murder; for defense of necessity to apply, there must be an urgent situation of clear and imminent peril, no reasonable legal alternative to disobeying the law, and proportionality between the harm inflicted and the harm avoided.

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State v. Etzweiler

Accomplice will be liable only for crimes that he or she intended to facilitate. Negligent homicide.

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.

Fair Warning In Legislation

McBoyle v. United States, legislation must be drafted in such a way as to give citizens fair warning of what conduct is encompassed within the statute, ejusdem generis.

The Rule of Lenity

United States v. Dauray, The rule of lenity requires that ambiguities in a criminal statute be resolved in the defendant's favor, noscitur a socis.

People v. Burton

The underlying felony sufficient to trigger the felony-murder rule must involve an independent felonious purpose, lesser included offense.

People v. Goetz

Self defense, The reasonableness of a belief in the need to use force is determined according to an objective standard, taking into account the circumstances or situation faced by the defendant.

Accomplice Liability Requires Act, Not Mere Presence

State v. V.T; Passive behavior, such as mere presence or even continuous presence, absent evidence that the defendant affirmatively did something to instigate, incite, embolden, or help others in committing a crime, is not accomplice liability.

Exculpatory-No Doctrine

Brogan v. United States; A "false statement" under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 includes any false statement knowingly and willfully made within the jurisdiction of a federal agency, encompassing even a mere false denial of criminal wrongdoing.

Failure to Alleviate Risk

Commonwealth v. Levesque; criminal liability is possible for failure to alleviate risk that the defendant created.

Good Faith Mistake of Fact

Commonwealth v. Sherry; wheter a reasonable good-faith mistake of fact as to consent is a defense to the crime of rape;

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.

Honest Services Fraud Doctrine

Skilling v. United States; bribery and kickbacks are honest services fraud, but conflict of interest is not.

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