Brent v. State

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• “[T]hat everybody is presumed to know the law . . . is a rule of presumption, adopted from necessity, and to avoid an evil that would otherwise constantly perplex the courts, in the administration of the criminal law; that is, the plea of ignorance.”

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Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Titchenal v. Dexter
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1997-02-28· cited 47×
• Powell v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1884-12-10· cited 6×
• Welch v. Mayor of Marion
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1872-06-15· cited 5×
• Broadbent v. Tuskaloosa Scientific & Art Ass'n
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1871-01-15· cited 2×