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To: sevlex

Only if you end up losing...


1,284 posted on 01/18/2021 3:01:02 PM PST by Axenolith (WWG1WGA!!!!)
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To: Larry - Moe and Curly
Interesting paragraph in the EO Trump issued today.

"(b) “Mens rea” means the state of mind that by law must be proven to convict a particular defendant of a particular crime. There are several such mental states in the law applied by Federal courts. Two common mental states are “knowingly” and “willfully.” A defendant acts “knowingly” with respect to an element of the offense if he or she has knowledge of the essential facts comprising that element. In addition, a defendant “willfully” violates a statute if he or she acts with a “bad purpose” that is with “knowledge that his [or her] conduct is unlawful.” "

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-protecting-americans-overcriminalization-regulatory-reform/

1,289 posted on 01/18/2021 3:14:43 PM PST by Larry - Moe and Curly
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