Veverka v. Cash

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that common law arson requires a “general intent to burn a building”
• explaining that common law arson requires a \general intent to burn a building\
• noting that the common law definition of arson required a “willful and malicious burning”
• concluding wrongful conduct rule barred convicted murderer’s civil action against his former psychiatrist
• stating defense is available “where [specific] intent is an element of the crime charged”
• second degree murder is not a specific intent crime and therefore is not subject to the defense of diminished capacity

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).