Eleventh Circuit: Georgia Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Only Requires Mens Rea of Recklessness Thus Not a ‘Violent Felony’ Under ACCA by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that because the defendant was convicted of an aggravated assault with a …

Minnesota Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of ‘Mentally Incapacitated’ Regarding Consent to Sexual Contact by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Minnesota clarified the meaning of “mentally incapacitated” as used in Minn. Stat. § 609.341, subdivision 7 (2020). A jury convicted Francios Momolu Khalil of third-degree criminal sexual …