| Court: | US Supreme Court |
| Facts: | Wilbur kills Hebert in a fit of gay panic. |
| Posture: | Convicted, appeal denied, other appeal affirmed, then denied... see timeline |
| Issue: | Does Winship force a re-interpretation of Maine state murder statutes? |
| Holding: | Yes, reversed. |
| Rule: | Due process is about more than just guilt or innocence. Intent is an element, and it can't just be presumed. |
| Reasoning: | History of murder law. Also, hypothesizing about how dangerous it would be if states could have implied elements. |
| Dicta: | Concurring opinion: Rhenquist thinks he should have objected to the instructions at trial, but then again Winship hadn't been decided yet. |