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The act requirement

4 case briefs on the act requirement in Criminal Law, each with the citation in the book’s form. All Criminal Law briefs

  • Martin v. State

    Martin v. State, 17 So. 2d 427 (Ala. Ct. App. 1944).

    Can a person be convicted under the Alabama statute of appearing drunk in a public place when officers arrested him at his home and carried him to that public place?

    Alabama Court of Appeals

  • People v. Decina

    People v. Decina, 138 N.E.2d 799 (N.Y. 1956).

    Does an indictment state a crime under section 1053-a of the Penal Law when it charges that a driver who knew he was subject to epileptic attacks chose to drive, then suffered an attack and killed four people?

    New York Court of Appeals

  • Jones v. United States

    Jones v. United States, 308 F.2d 307 (D.C. Cir. 1962).

    Must a trial court instruct the jury that it must find beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant owed a legal duty of care to the deceased before the jury can convict the defendant of involuntary manslaughter for an omission?

    United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

  • Powell v. Texas

    Powell v. Texas, 392 U.S. 514 (1968).

    Does the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment prohibit a State from criminally convicting a chronic alcoholic for being found in a state of intoxication in a public place?

    Supreme Court of the United States