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State v. Tague

Citations

  • 310 N.W.2d 209
  • 1981 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1044

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding in statutory rape case that “[o]bviously [defendant’s] conduct was active in nature and he was alerted to the possible criminal consequences of his acts.”
  • concluding in statutory rape case that \[o]bviously [defendant's] conduct was active in nature and he was alerted to the possible criminal consequences of his acts.\
  • indicating that “statutes regarding sex offenses are common examples of employment of strict liability intended to protect the public welfare”
  • holding the defense of a mistake of fact as to the victim’s age was no defense to the crime of sexual abuse in the third degree
  • holding statutory rape provision did not violate due process rights of adult defendant
  • rejecting defendant’s argument that intent is an element of sexual abuse in the third degree

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Judges: Reynoldson, Legrand, Harris, McCormick, Allbee

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