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Predicting the Knowledge--Recklessness Distinction in the Human Brain
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017-03-21)
Criminal convictions require proof that a prohibited act was performed in a statutorily specified mental state. Different legal consequences, including greater punishments, are mandated for those who act in a state of ...
Sorting Guilty Minds
(New York University Law Review, 2011)
Because punishable guilt requires that bad thoughts accompany bad acts, the Model Penal Code (MPC) typically requires that jurors infer the past mental state of a criminal defendant. More specifically, jurors must sort ...