Skip to content
Back to judgment

Citation network

Mathews Vs. United States

Cites for this judgment

  • US Supreme Court
  • Feb 24, 1988

Citation network · 7-day free trial

Brief every cited case in minutes

Open an 18-section AI Brief on any citation below, ask scoped follow-ups, and find related precedents with Semantic Search. Full trial - no card required.

  • 18-section brief - facts, issues, ratio, relief
  • Ask this case - answers cite the judgment
  • Semantic search - find precedents by meaning
  • Research drawer - sections, cites, related cases

No card required · credentials emailed · Log in if you already have an account

57 entries 4 linked 53 unlinked
Show
  1. United States Vs. Mora US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1878
  2. Nix Vs. Whiteside US Supreme Court · Feb 26, 1986
  3. Strickland Vs. Washington US Supreme Court · May 14, 1984
  4. Oregon Vs. Hass US Supreme Court · Mar 19, 1975
  5. Mathews v. United
    Search
  6. States - 485 U.S. 58 (1988) U.S. Supreme Court Mathews v. United
    Search
  7. States, 485 U.S. 58 (1988) Mathews v. United
    Search
  8. the criminal design in the mind of the defendant.' United States v. Russell
    Search
  9. history in detail. Suffice it to say that the Court has consistently adhered to the view, first enunciated in Sorrells v. United
    Search
  10. of the crime and a lack of predisposition on the part of the defendant to engage in the criminal conduct. See Sherman v. United
    Search
  11. United States v. Russell
    Search
  12. Hampton v. United
    Search
  13. recognized defense for which there exists evidence sufficient for a reasonable jury to find in his favor. Stevenson v. United
    Search
  14. Keeble v. United
    Search
  15. Sansone v. United
    Search
  16. in the heat of passion. Federal appellate cases also permit the raising of inconsistent defenses. See Johnson v. United
    Search
  17. Womack v. United
    Search
  18. the practical consequences will be less burdensome than the Government fears. The Court of Appeals in United States v. Demma
    Search
  19. Two other Circuits have adopted the approach taken by the Seventh Circuit. See United States v. Hill
    Search
  20. United States v. Whitley
    Search
  21. may not affirmatively deny committing the elements of the crime if he desires an entrapment instruction. United States v. Annese
    Search
  22. United States v. Mayo
    Search
  23. United States v. Dorta
    Search
  24. the elements of the crime may rely on entrapment if the issue is raised by the Government's evidence. United States v. Smith
    Search
  25. to contest the intent element of the offense charged, but not the acts, while arguing entrapment. United States v. Henry
    Search
  26. is entitled to an entrapment instruction even if he testifies and denies all elements of the offense. United States v. Demma
    Search
  27. Hansford v. United
    Search
  28. from this Court's holdings that the defendant's predisposition is relevant to the entrapment defense. Hampton v. United
    Search
  29. Page 485 U. S. 67 United States v. Russell
    Search
  30. Sherman v. United
    Search
  31. U. S. 369 , 356 U. S. 378 (1958) (Frankfurter, J., concurring in judgment). See also Sorrells v. United
    Search
  32. has a right to lie at trial, or a right to solicit his attorney's aid in executing such a defense strategy. See Nix v. Whiteside
    Search
  33. inadmissible evidence to prevent a defendant from procuring an acquittal via false testimony. See, e.g., Oregon v. Hass
    Search
  34. Harris v. New
    Search
  35. in a criminal trial is always greater than in a civil setting, because the stakes are so much higher. See Britt v. North
    Search
  36. United States v. Dorta
    Search
  37. some cases have explicitly permitted inconsistent criminal defenses outside of the entrapment area, e.g., Whittaker v. United
    Search
  38. F.2d 631, 632 (1960), others have been less receptive to this defense strategy, see, e.g., United States v. Ervin
    Search
  39. Blunt v. United
    Search
  40. United States v. Smith
    Search
  41. United States v. Buishas
    Search
  42. U.S. Supreme Court Mathews v. United
    Search
  43. Sorrells v. United
    Search
  44. See Sherman v. United
    Search
  45. Stevenson v. United
    Search
  46. See Johnson v. United
    Search
  47. Womack v. United
    Search
  48. United States v. Demma
    Search
  49. the Seventh Circuit. See United States v. Hill
    Search
  50. United States v. Annese
    Search

AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial