Delores LaBlance, Personal Representative for the Estate of James Townsend v. Director of Revenue

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• holding that the result element of second-degree assault is a material element that requires proof of at least criminal negligence
• recognizing that it is ultimately a question of statutory con- struction what culpable mental state requirements attach to a particular offense
• holding that because the jury found that the defendant acted with knowledge, the jury also “would have found that, at least, he was criminally negligent”
• holding that the result element of second-degree assault is a material element that requires proof of at least criminal negligence
• holding that Oregon’s assault statute requires at least a mens rea of negligence as to result
• recognizing that it is ultimately a question of statutory con- struction what culpable mental state requirements attach to a particular offense

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