Since the commission of the most gruesome and the worst peacetime massacre in modern history, prosecutors and the defense team have battled in court to determine whether the confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik suffers from the disease of the… Read More ›
Criminal Law
ANDERS BREIVIK: Meaning of Insanity Defense in Criminal Law by Adeyemi Oshunrinade
Since the commission of the most gruesome and the worst peacetime massacre in modern history, prosecutors and the defense team have battled in court to determine whether the confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik suffers from the disease of the… Read More ›
HOMICIDE DEFENSES: Incapacity, Immaturity and Infancy by Adeyemi Oshunrinade
As part of the consideration for fair justice, it is essential for the judicial system to recognize criminal incapacity based on immaturity and infancy. For the justice system to serve its purpose, there must be criteria for finding one culpable… Read More ›
CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY: Meaning of General and Specific Intent In Criminal Law by Adeyemi Oshunrinade
General and Specific Intent: The loose phrases “criminal intent” and “general intent” has not made courts to miss the fact that “intent” in the proper sense, has the same meaning as “intention.” However, in most cases, courts have interpreted intent… Read More ›
CRIME OF PASSION: MURDER YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH
ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE January 28, 2012 HEAT OF PASSION In an intentional homicide, it is a requirement that the defendant intended death or that he intended an act calculated such that, a person of reason should know such act is one… Read More ›
FELONY MURDER RULE: How Sarah McKinley Escaped a Murder Charge by Adeyemi Oshunrinade
Recently, the entire nation woke up to the news that Sarah McKinley, 18, a widowed Oklahoma teen-mom shot and killed an intruder who tried to break into her home on New Year’s day. She was alone in her Blanchard, Oklahoma… Read More ›
MENS REA: Criminal Responsibility- State of Mind Requirement for Guiltiness by Adeyemi Oshunrinade
INTENT TO COMMIT A CRIME Crime is known to require both act and intent; the term mens rea is used in criminal law to denote “criminal responsibility” and thus means answerability to the criminal law. After all, no one should… Read More ›
LEGAL THEORY OF CAUSATION: Why Guilty, Dr. Murray in re Michael Jackson by Adeyemi Oshunrinade
As Dr. Conrad Murray is hurled to jail to await sentencing after jury’s verdict finding him guilty of involuntary manslaughter, many wonder what actually led the jury to arrive at such a decision after weeks of deliberation and tons of… Read More ›
Public Opinion v. Judicial System- Casey Anthony walks by Adeyemi Oshunrinade
Recently, the news broke that Casey Anthony has been shopping around for a TV production, book deal and interviews. Many have since criticized such move as selfish and unconscionable considering the manner of death of her daughter and the allegations… Read More ›
Strauss Kahn Shift by Adeyemi Oshunrinade
The prosecutor handling the Strauss Kahn saga recently announced a shift in the case, based on the credibility of his accuser which led to his temporary release from jail and his bail money returned pending further investigation. Whether Strauss Kahn… Read More ›
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