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· 6/18/2024

Desmond Almando Higgins v. State of Florida

How courts have described this case

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  • refusing to construe motor vehicle statute as creating strict liability because “the requirement of proving intent or guilty knowledge would make it impossible to enforce such laws in view of the tremendous number of petty offenses”
  • Chief Justice Branch (then Justice) quoting Justice Walker in Stone v. Texas Co., 180 N.C. 546, 105 S.E. 425 (1920)
  • Chief Justice Branch (then Justice) quoting Justice Walker in Stone v. Texas Co., 180 N.C. 546, 105 S.E. 425 (1920)

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