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State v. McCallum

Citations

  • 583 A.2d 250
  • 321 Md. 451
  • 1991 Md. LEXIS 1

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that the possibility of incarceration for violating a statute suggests that the legislature intended it to have a mens rea requirement
  • interpreting statute prohibiting driving with a suspended license to include a mental element
  • driving with suspended license is not public welfare offense; mens rea required
  • “[W]e reach the conclusion that driving while suspended is not one of those ‘public welfare’ offenses where the Legislature intended to eliminate the requirement of scienter”

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Judges: McAuliffe

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