Legal Opinion
State v. Swain
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 21, 1998No. SC 15744PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether knowledge that one’s license has been suspended is an essential element of the crime of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license in violation of General Statutes § 14-215.1 We conclude that it is not.
*444The following facts are relevant to this appeal. On June 7, 1995, the defendant, Amelia F. Swain, was driving on Route 1 in Old Saybrook when she was stopped by patrol officer Charles Bellarocco because one of the headlights on her vehicle was out. After the defendant was unable to produce her operator’s license,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. BalintSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- State v. DenbySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Frillici v. Town of WestportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- State v. McCraineWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2003
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