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STATE v. SWAIN

(SC 15744)

245 Conn. 442 (1998)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. AMELIA F. SWAIN

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released July 21, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn W. Falk, special public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Mitchell S. Brody, senior assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were John T. Redway, state's attorney, and John Cashmon, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz and McDonald, Js.

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.

The following facts are relevant to this appeal. On June 7, 1995, the defendant, Amelia...

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