STATE v. MORGAN

No. 1 CA-CR 89-586.

167 Ariz. 463 (1991)

808 P.2d 348

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Reginald Forrest MORGAN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department E.

March 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grant Woods, Atty. Gen. by Paul J. McMurdie, Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals Section, and Barbara M. McLaughlin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Dean W. Trebesch, Maricopa County Public Defender by James H. Kemper, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellant.


OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

We examine in this case whether the crime of "knowing" failure to return rental property requires proof that the accused knew his omission was a crime, or merely proof that the accused knew he had omitted to return property that he was obligated to return.

History

Defendant was tried and found guilty of failure to return rental equipment, a class 6 felony, in violation of Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-1806 (1989). Defendant...

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