Francis v. Franklin
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francis-v-franklin-266-7369303
title:
Francis v. Franklin
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Francis v. Franklin, 471 U.S. 307 (1985), is a United States Supreme Court decision reaffirming due process principles elucidated in Sandstrom v. Montana, that the prosecution bears the burden of proof of establishing the mental element of intent. Justice Brennan wrote that under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, a jury instruction saying that "a person of sound mind is presumed to intend the natural and probable consequences of his acts, but the presumption may be rebutted" is
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1985 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_v._Franklin
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2023-10-08T03:45:52Z
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