greater-evil

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25-5710 Philip Alejandro Powers, III v. United States Ninth Circuit 2025-09-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP affirmative-defense criminal-act criminal-law greater-evil justification-doctrine necessity-defense Should a person who is compelled to commit a criminal act in order to avert a greater evil be denied the protection of the necessity defense if he cou…