Special circumstances - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

Some common uses�of the term �special circumstances� in a legal sense include:�

• In the context of criminal law, special circumstances refer to those situations where criminal activities are executed with high disregard to society and/or�life. These are the actions of the accused or the situation under which the crime was committed for which state statutes allow or require imposition of a more severe punishment. �Special circumstances� in murder cases may result in the�death penalty being awarded.
• In the context of bankruptcy, this case from Virginia, explains that �special circumstances� sufficient to rebut �means test� presumption of abuse,� are circumstances that are both unusual and necessary, in the sense that they leave a debtor with no reasonable alternative.