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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Owens | Circumstantial evidence is permissible for determining wehther the circumstances are consistent with a reasonable hypothesis of guilt. |
| Ragland | Power of jury to acquit isn't one of the essential attributes of the right to trial by jury so jury doesn't have to be told they can nullify. |
| Dudley Stephens | Homicide may not be excused when person killed is an innocent and unoffending victim |
| Knight | Should've allowed statements that D's fear was reasonable during his present sense (exception to hearsay rule). |
| Martin | Criminal liability must be based on conduct which includes a voluntary omission to act which was physically possible to have performed. |
| Utter | An "act" must be a willed movement. |
| Beardsley | A person who fails to act to save the life of someone to whom he doesnt stand in the legal relation of protector isn't chargeable with manslaughter. |
| Barber | Absent objection from the spouse of one permanently comatose, a doctor is under no legal duty to keep the patient alive via life support. |
| Cordoba-Hincapie | An act doesn't make the doer guilty unless the mind is guilty; unless the intent is criminal. |
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