All Articles tagged Bodily injury

• New York Appeals
  February 20, 2020 EDT
  POLICE USE OF DEADLY FORCE: REVISING JUDICIAL AND STATUTORY STANDARDS TO LIMIT UNJUSTIFIED VIOLENCE
  David J. Wukitsch

  This article examines ways to help reduce unwarranted instances of lethal force by law enforcement, examining the Fourth Amendment and New York Penal Law.

• General
  August 08, 2007 EDT
  MORALITY-BASED LEGISLATION IS ALIVE AND WELL: WHY THE LAW PERMITS CONSENT TO BODY MODIFICATION BUT NOT SADOMASOCHISTIC SEX
  Kelly Egan

  This comment argues that for reasons of personal autonomy and privacy, a consent defense should be permitted in cases of consensual sadomasochistic sex without serious bodily injury.

• General
  August 08, 2007 EDT
  MORALITY-BASED LEGISLATION IS ALIVE AND WELL: WHY THE LAW PERMITS CONSENT TO BODY MODIFICATION BUT NOT SADOMASOCHISTIC SEX
  Kelly Egan

  This comment argues that for reasons of personal autonomy and privacy, a consent defense should be permitted in cases of consensual sadomasochistic sex without serious bodily injury.