This presentation highlights the overcriminalization challenges facing Michigan and proposed solutions, including repealing unnecessary criminal laws and adopting a default mens rea provision that ensures a culpable mental state is required for conviction.
Protecting Trafficking Victims from Prosecution: Redefining Duress
Human trafficking survivors in the State of Texas deserve justice. Existing legal protections for victims is inadequate. Amending the existing definition of duress in Texas statute will enable victims to escape unjust prosecution, better steward state resources, and hold true perpetrators accountable.” Key points: Many victims of human trafficking are prosecuted for crimes occurred while...