Commonwealth v. Moran, Aplt

OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

This appeal by Fred Charles Moran challenges the sufficiency of the evidence in support of his conviction for bribery in official and political matters, 18 Pa.C.S. § 4701. It also raises the question of whether this is a strict liability crime, and if not, requires us to determine the appropriate mens rea for such offense. We hold § 4701 is not a strict liability crime; the mens rea for this offense is the Crimes Code’s “default” culpability provision, id., § 302(c). As such, there was sufficient evidence to support appellant’s conviction. We further hold that while the…