{"id":712,"date":"2012-04-19T15:03:25","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T19:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miblaw.com\/lawschool\/?p=712"},"modified":"2012-04-19T15:04:02","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T19:04:02","slug":"people-v-evans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.miblaw.com\/lawschool\/people-v-evans\/","title":{"rendered":"People v. Evans, 85 Misc. 2d 1088 (1975)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Case Name: <\/strong>People v. Evans
\nCitation: <\/strong>85 Misc. 2d 1088 (1975)<\/p>\n

Facts: <\/strong>Evans used psychological techniques on a vulnerable college girl. The testimony showed that Evans was a predator and that the girl was na\u00efve and gullible. When Evans had the girl alone in his apartment he said \u201cI could kill you. I could rape you. I could hurt you physically.\u201d The girl was frightened but the sexual intercourse was seemingly consensual and there was no showing of force.<\/p>\n

Issue: <\/strong>Whether we should view the controlling state of mind from the point of view of the person who hears the words and interprets them as a threat or the state of mind of the person who utters such words.<\/p>\n

Defendant\u2019s argument: <\/strong>Evan’s words meant that the girl was foolish but does not show that he would have used force if the girl did not submit. Seduction is not a crime.<\/p>\n

State\u2019s argument: <\/strong>Evan’s words were intended for the girl to do what he said or else he would use force.<\/p>\n

Holding: <\/strong>Not guilty because the court cannot find forcible compulsion or threat beyond a reasonable doubt.<\/p>\n

Reasoning: <\/strong>The controlling state of mind should be from the person who utters them because, this being a criminal trial, the criminal intent of the defendant must be shown beyond a reasonable doubt. If the defendant did not intend a threat, then there is not the necessary criminal intent to establish culpability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Case Name: People v. Evans Citation: 85 Misc. 2d 1088 (1975) Facts: Evans used psychological techniques on a vulnerable college girl. The testimony showed that Evans was a predator and that the girl was na\u00efve and gullible. When Evans had the girl alone in his apartment he said \u201cI could kill you. I could rape … <\/p>\n

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