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No sentencing enhancements for recklessness convictions under federal Armed Career Criminal Act

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 24, 2021

pleaded guilty to violating a federal law barring people convicted of a felony from possessing a firearm. The ACCA, in Borden’s view, required a higher culpable state of mind, or mens rea , than recklessness. A mens rea of purpose equates to a consciously desirable outcome.

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No Walk in the Park: JAMA Editorial Calls for More Park Prosecutions; We Disagree

FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

While the authors did a yeoman’s job of combing through the criminal cases to identify what they view as a “handful” of cases and call for increased use of the Park doctrine, we at the FDA Law Blog respectfully disagree. The editorial conflates a number of distinct but related principles of law and federal prosecution.

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No sentencing enhancements for recklessness convictions under federal Armed Career Criminal Act

No Walk in the Park: JAMA Editorial Calls for More Park Prosecutions; We Disagree

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