| A | B |
|---|
| State v. Knight (Delaware) | Stalker motioned for acquittal which was denied |
| State v. Metzger(Nebraska) | Law was "void-for-vagueness"; case against flasher dismissed |
| Allam v. State(Alaska) | Upheld conviction against 18-yr-old; age disctinction constitutional |
| Ravin v. State (Alaska) | Overturned conviction based on right to privacy as specified in Alaska constitution |
| Texas v. Johnson | Confirmed that burning the flag was constitutional consistent with the right to free speech |
| Harmelin v. Michigan | Said life for 650+grams of a controlled substance was not cruel or unusual punishment |
| Powell v. Texas | Said that public drunkenness was an act not a status or condition |
| The King v. Cogdon | Killing while asleep is not regarded as the act of the perpetrator; woman acquitted |
| State v. Miranda (Connecticut) | Boyfriend did not have "special" relationship to make him guilty of assault, just for not reporting it |
| Genovese Murder (NY Times article) | Raises the issue of legal duty to intervene |
| United States v. Byfield (D.C.) | Upheld conviction based on constructive possession (he did possess the "crack") |
| State v. Stark (Washington) | Evidence too weak to uphold conviction based on intent to do bodily harm; remanded for resentencing |
| State v. Jantzi (Oregon) | Ruled that defendent did not knowingly stab the victim; modified conviction |
| People v. Strong (New York) | Reversed conviction and ordered a new trial; holy man could've not known risk of death; need more evidence |
| People v. Hager (New York) | Dismissed hit-and-run case because Grand Jury not instructed on intent; law didn't provide for this, judge did; new Grand Jury called |
| People v. Armitage (California) | Judged the defendent to be the proximate cause of death; upheld felony drunk boating conviction |
| Hyam v. Director of Public Prosecutions | Intent to frighten made Hyam resposible for resulting death in the fire; murder conviction upheld |
