Brief filed: 02/27/2006
Documents
Dixon v. United States
United States Supreme Court; Case No. 05-7053
Argument(s)
Author(s)
Elliot Scherker, et al.
Dixon v. United States
Amicus curiae brief of the NACDL and the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women, arguing that where the defendant raises the well-established defense of acting duress, the government bears the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not act under duress.