151 So. 2d 889 - State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1963
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Smith v. People of the State of California · Lambert v. People of the State of California · Adler v. Board of Education of City of New York · Garner v. Board of Public Works · Gerende v. Board of Sup'rs of Elections of Baltimore City
Most-quoted passages
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“the existence of a mens rea is the rule of, rather than the exception to, the principles of Anglo-American criminal jurisprudence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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