Supreme Court of the United States
Dixon v. United States
This writing
- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- June 22, 2006
- Case
- Dixon v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Kennedy, concurring. No one disputes that, subject to constitutional constraints, Congress has the authority to determine the content of a duress defense with respect to federal crimes and to direct whether the burden of proof rests with the defense or the prosecution. The question here is how to proceed when Congress has enacted a criminal statute, the Omn…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Not attributed | June 22, 2006 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | June 22, 2006 |