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Fitzgerald v. Penthouse International

U.S.
Mar 7, 1983
460 U.S. 1024 (1983)

Summary

approving an instruction stating that intent "may be inferred . . . from proven circumstances or by the acts and conduct of the defendant or may be presumed when it would be the natural and necessary consequence of the particular acts"

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Opinion

No. 82-6036.

March 7, 1983, OCTOBER TERM, 1982


C.A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 691 F. 2d 666.


Summaries of

Fitzgerald v. Penthouse International

U.S.
Mar 7, 1983
460 U.S. 1024 (1983)

approving an instruction stating that intent "may be inferred . . . from proven circumstances or by the acts and conduct of the defendant or may be presumed when it would be the natural and necessary consequence of the particular acts"

Summary of this case from Potts v. Zant
Case details for

Fitzgerald v. Penthouse International

Case Details

Full title:FITZGERALD v. PENTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL, LTD., ET AL

Court:U.S.

Date published: Mar 7, 1983

Citations

460 U.S. 1024 (1983)

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