State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution in which an actor's criminal responsibility arises from his own conduct or from being a party to an offense under § 76-2-201 [76-2-202] that prior to the commission of the offense, the actor voluntarily terminated his effort to promote or facilitate its commission and either: (1) Gave timely warning to the proper law enforcement authorities or the intended victim; or (2) Wholly deprives his prior efforts of effectiveness in the commission.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Eagle