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State v. Audette

Citations

  • 543 A.2d 1315
  • 149 Vt. 218
  • 1988 Vt. LEXIS 45

How courts have described this case

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  • relying on Morissette v. United States, 342 U.S. 246, 263 (1952)
  • when Legislature is silent as to mens rea required for particular offense, Court will not simply assume that statute creates strict liability offense
  • general intent a “necessary ingredient of the crime of kidnapping”
  • kidnapping — knowledge of restraint

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Judges: Allen, Peck, Dooley, Barney, Keyser

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