Does Criminal Law Matter? Thoughts on Dean v. United States and Flores-Figueroa v. United States.

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Abstract

The article discusses how the Court got little help from criminal law in resolving quintessential criminal law questions as shown in Dean v. U.S. and Flores-Figueroa v. U.S. It indicates the failure of legislatures to specify the mental states associated with objective elements that make courts turn to traditionally body of background principles to resolve this question. It suggests that an encounter with the criminal law doctrine in the context of particular cases promote a gradual refinement of doctrine and the just resolution of future cases.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)123-153
Number of pages31
JournalOhio State Journal of Criminal Law
Volume8
Issue number1
StatePublished - Oct 1 2010

Keywords

  • Courts
  • Criminal law
  • Stress (Psychology)
  • Actions & defenses (Law)
  • Legislative bodies -- United States
  • United States

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