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Day: October 4, 2017

MensRea
Concepts

Criminal Law Concept: Mens Rea – culpability based on mental state

Severity of a crime often relates to mental state. See how New York divides degrees of murder based on the person’s intent to act.

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DCvWesby
Case Explainer

District of Columbia v. Wesby (Argument October 4, 2017)

Did the officers have probable cause to arrest the plaintiffs, who were partying in a house that turned out not to belong to the person who invited them?

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