Court Rules Legal Mens Rea 
JURIST
JUNE 12, 2021
The Supreme Court reversed that judgment and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan, joined by Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch, wrote the opinion of the court, concluding that any offense with a mens rea or mental state of recklessness does not qualify as a violent felony under the ACCA.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 17, 2022
There is also no compelling legal basis for the claim. Even then, it can be difficult since attempted murder requires proof that the defendant “must have taken a substantial step towards that crime, and must also have had the requisite mens rea.” ” I guess there is no doubt. Those are plenty to start with.”.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Of course, to raise obvious legal barriers to prosecution today is to invite an Internet flash mob accusing you for being an insurrectionist or fellow traveler. Likewise, experts like legal analyst and Michigan Law Professor Barbara McQuade told MSNBC viewers that Trump could be charged with manslaughter for riot. At 4:17 p.m.,
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