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Re:Florida Teen Charged With Felony After Science Experiment... by cantankerous on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @11:39AM (#5638587)
Even then, there's no reported evidence of criminal intent...and she's being charged with a felony, yes?
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Re:Florida Teen Charged With Felony After Science Experiment... by ja27 on Thursday May 02, 2013 @08:15AM (#5643923)
They won't need to show mens rea (criminal intent) because it will never go to trial. They'll beat her over the head with the potential of a felony conviction until she agrees to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge. It would be great to see a decent defense lawyer pick this case up and take it to trial.
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