Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Pecora v. Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission

Pecora v. Pa. Legis. Reapportionment Comm’n, 505 U.S. 1207 (1992)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1992-06-22
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • applying the rule of construction that, if a criminal statute does not specify a “heightened mental element,” such as specific intent, general intent is presumed to be the required element

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Sup. Ct. Pa. Certiorari denied.