43 Cited authorities

Staples v. United States
511 U.S. 600 (1994) Cited 1,153 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that a presumption of mens rea applies to statute otherwise silent on knowledge and thus requiring defendant to have known that the gun was an automatic
United States v. United States Gypsum Co.
438 U.S. 422 (1978) Cited 970 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that “[t]he exchange of price data and other information among competitors does not invariably have anticompetitive effect ... we have held that such exchanges of information do not constitute a per se violation of the Sherman Act”
People v. Crimmins
36 N.Y.2d 230 (N.Y. 1975) Cited 5,685 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that an error is prejudicial "if an appellate court concludes that there is a significant probability, rather than only a rational possibility, in the particular case that the jury would have acquitted the defendant had it not been for the error or errors which occurred"
Morissette v. United States
342 U.S. 246 (1952) Cited 2,272 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that it is a defense to a charge of "knowingly converting" federal property that one did not know that what one was doing was a conversion
Liparota v. United States
471 U.S. 419 (1985) Cited 641 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Government is not required to "introduce any extraordinary evidence that would conclusively demonstrate petitioner's state of mind .... [but rather] may prove [the defendant's knowledge] by reference to facts and circumstances surrounding the case"
United States v. Freed
401 U.S. 601 (1971) Cited 519 times
Holding that a violation of § 5861(d) may be established without proof that the defendant was aware of the fact that the firearm he possessed was unregistered
United States v. Dotterweich
320 U.S. 277 (1943) Cited 685 times 19 Legal Analyses
Holding that consciousness of wrongdoing is not necessary for conviction
United States v. International Min'ls Corp.
402 U.S. 558 (1971) Cited 263 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a statute did not require knowledge of the regulated status of sulfuric acid
Abate v. Mundt
403 U.S. 182 (1971) Cited 189 times
Holding that a local government had properly justified a local government reapportionment plan with a 11.9% maximum population deviation due to a desire to preserve political subdivisions
People v. Ryan
82 N.Y.2d 497 (N.Y. 1993) Cited 229 times
Concluding "that there is a mens rea [(i.e., knowingly)] element associated with the weight of the drug" in the offense of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree
Section 15.05 - Culpability; definitions of culpable mental states
N.Y. Penal Law § 15.05 Cited 797 times 2 Legal Analyses
Defining “recklessly”
Section 35.05 - Justification; generally
N.Y. Penal Law § 35.05 Cited 168 times
Unless otherwise limited by the ensuing provisions of this article defining justifiable use of physical force, conduct which would otherwise constitute an offense is justifiable and not criminal when: 1. Such conduct is required or authorized by law or by a judicial decree, or is performed by a public servant in the reasonable exercise of his official powers, duties or functions; or 2. Such conduct is necessary as an emergency measure to avoid an imminent public or private injury which is about to
Section 15.15 - Construction of statutes with respect to culpability requirements
N.Y. Penal Law § 15.15 Cited 92 times
1. When the commission of an offense defined in this chapter, or some element of an offense, requires a particular culpable mental state, such mental state is ordinarily designated in the statute defining the offense by use of the terms "intentionally," "knowingly," "recklessly" or "criminal negligence," or by use of terms, such as "with intent to defraud" and "knowing it to be false," describing a specific kind of intent or knowledge. When one and only one of such terms appears in a statute defining
Section 4:22-17 - Cruelty; certain acts, crime; degrees
N.J. Stat. § 4:22-17 Cited 16 times 1 Legal Analyses
Classifying animal cruelty as a third or fourth degree or disorderly persons offense depending on the circumstances

The People, Respondent,v.Curtis Basile, Appellant.

43 Cited authorities

Holding that a presumption of mens rea applies to statute otherwise silent on knowledge and thus requiring defendant to have known that the gun was an automatic

Holding that “[t]he exchange of price data and other information among competitors does not invariably have anticompetitive effect ... we have held that such exchanges of information do not constitute a per se violation of the Sherman Act”

Holding that an error is prejudicial "if an appellate court concludes that there is a significant probability, rather than only a rational possibility, in the particular case that the jury would have acquitted the defendant had it not been for the error or errors which occurred"

Holding that it is a defense to a charge of "knowingly converting" federal property that one did not know that what one was doing was a conversion

Holding that the Government is not required to "introduce any extraordinary evidence that would conclusively demonstrate petitioner's state of mind .... [but rather] may prove [the defendant's knowledge] by reference to facts and circumstances surrounding the case"

Holding that a violation of § 5861(d) may be established without proof that the defendant was aware of the fact that the firearm he possessed was unregistered

Holding that consciousness of wrongdoing is not necessary for conviction

Holding that a statute did not require knowledge of the regulated status of sulfuric acid

Holding that a local government had properly justified a local government reapportionment plan with a 11.9% maximum population deviation due to a desire to preserve political subdivisions

Concluding "that there is a mens rea [(i.e., knowingly)] element associated with the weight of the drug" in the offense of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree

Defining “recklessly”

Classifying animal cruelty as a third or fourth degree or disorderly persons offense depending on the circumstances