Transferred Intent: An Inquiry into the Nature of Criminal Culpability

Dillof, Anthony M.

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Transferred Intent: An Inquiry into the Nature of Criminal Culpability

Buffalo Criminal Law Review, Vol. 1, p. 501, 1998

21 Pages Posted: 9 Oct 2018 Last revised: 1 Dec 2019

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Anthony M. Dillof

Wayne State Univerity Law School

Date Written: July 3, 1998

Abstract

This article critically examines the criminal law doctrine of transferred intent. It concludes that doctrine cannot be squared with the criminal law's commitment to punishing for harms culpably caused.

Note: Posted with permission from Thomson Reuters.

Keywords: transferred intent, criminal law, justice, responsibility

JEL Classification: K14

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Dillof, Anthony, Transferred Intent: An Inquiry into the Nature of Criminal Culpability (July 3, 1998). Buffalo Criminal Law Review, Vol. 1, p. 501, 1998, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3207894