Single Impulse Rule

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1. Does a single criminal impulse automatically merge every series of intentional criminal acts into one Article 48 compou…
2. For the first branch of Article 48, which distinction is central to the single-impulse discussion?
3. How did Nelmida characterize the Lawas single-impulse ruling?
4. An assailant stabs one victim, walks several steps, then delivers a separate thrust at another. The defense identifies …
5. Conspirators deliberately fire separate shots in a coordinated attack causing several deaths. They invoke their one agr…
6. An ambush involves several intentional shots and an established conspiracy. The evidence cannot identify which conspira…
7. One negligent driving act causes death, injuries, and property damage. Counsel argues that Ivler proves every set of in…
8. Explain why the expression single criminal impulse must not be used as a universal substitute for Article 48’s requirem…
9. Why did Nelmida refuse to generalize Lawas where conspiracy and several distinct attacks were established?
10. Distinguish a claim of single impulse in intentional multiple attacks from Ivler’s single reckless-imprudence quasi-off…
11. Does describing several acts as one agreed conspiracy necessarily convert them into one physical act?
12. Does Article48 require a particular minimum number of minutes between separate intentional acts before they can be dist…