Legal Opinion
Francis v. Franklin
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 29, 1985No. 83-1590PublishedCited by 1,884 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
This case requires that we decide whether certain jury instructions in a criminal prosecution in which intent is an element of the crime charged and the only contested issue at trial satisfy the principles of Sandstrom v. Montana, 442 U. S. 510 (1979). Specifically, we must evaluate jury instructions stating that: (1) “[t]he acts of a person of sound mind and discretion are presumed to be the product of the person’s will, but the presumption may be rebutted” and (2) “[a] person of sound mind and discretion is presumed to intend the natural and probable consequences of his acts but the…
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