· 10/8/1951
Hicks v. North Carolina
Citations
- 342 U.S. 831
- 72 S. Ct. 56
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- where liability is predicated on silence, a high standard of intent is needed where no duty to disclose exists
- “direct proof is not required to create a jury question”
- rejecting the more restrictive culpable participation test
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