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· 4/30/1974

Commonwealth v. Kraatz

Citations

  • 310 N.E.2d 368
  • 2 Mass. App. Ct. 196
  • 1974 Mass. App. LEXIS 625

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that the Massachusetts Legislature has pioneered in the creation of strict liability offenses designed to safeguard the public welfare
  • false in a statute prohibiting false statements in an application for a driver’s license required guilty knowledge as an essential element of the offense
  • statute prohibiting making false statements in application for driver's license requires proof of \guilty knowledge [as] an essential element of the offense\

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Judges: Hale, Rose, Grant, Armstrong

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