Legal Opinion
State v. Arkell
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 31, 2003No. C1-02-856PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILBERT, Justice.
This case presents the question of whether alleged building code violations by a contractor, based on the construction work of a subcontractor, should be classified as a strict liability offense that does not require a mens rea element. The facts in this case are undisputed. Carriage Homes was a Minnesota corporation that engaged in multi-family residential and land-development projects. See State v. Arkell, 657 N.W.2d 883, 885 (Minn.App.2003). Appellant John Arkell was chief executive officer, president and sole shareholder of Carriage Homes from 1996 to 1998, at all…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Staples v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- State v. FlorineSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- State v. LogeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
- State v. OrselloSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
- State v. ZacherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- State v. Al-NaseerCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2004
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