Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Commonwealth Must Prove Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Offender Knew of SORNA Registration Obligations for Failure to Register Conviction by Sagi Schwartzberg by Sagi Schwartzberg The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that, to support a conviction for failure to register as a sex offender, the Commonwealth is …

Tenth Circuit Announces District Court Erred in Applying Attempted Murder Cross-Reference Under U.S.S.G. § 2A2.1 Based on Malice Aforethought, Without Finding Intent to Kill by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of …

Minnesota Supreme Court: Depraved-Mind Murder Requires Mental State of Generalized Indifference to Human Life, Which Cannot Exist Where Defendant Kills With Particularity by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Minnesota held that the mental state necessary for a depraved-minded murder, Minn.Stat. 609.195(a) (2020), is a generalized indifference …