Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 11/25/1959

Commonwealth v. Koczwara

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397 Pa. 575
155 A.2d 825
1959 Pa. LEXIS 493

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holding that certain sections of the Liquor Code did not require a mens rea when the legislature included terms such as “knowingly” and “willfully” in some provisions, but not in others
holding that imprisonment for vicarious liability crime violated due process under Pennsylvania Constitution
developing that whether a culpable mental state is a necessary ingredient of a statutory offense is a matter of statutory interpretation
developing that whether a culpable mental state is a necessary ingredient of a statutory offense is a matter of statutory interpretation
expressing that imprisonment for vicarious offenses would contravene due process
expressing that imprisonment for vicarious offenses would contravene due process

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Judges: Jones, C.J., Bell, Musmanno, Jones, Cohen, Bok and McBride

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