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STATE v. KNOWELS

No. 20010147.

643 N.W.2d 20 (2002)

2002 ND 62

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Daniel Joseph KNOWELS, Defendant and Appellant

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

April 16, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Welte (on brief), Assistant State's Attorney, and Ronald K. Hettich (on brief), third-year law student, Grand Forks, for plaintiff and appellee.

DeWayne A. Johnston, Grand Forks, for defendant and appellant.

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Daniel Knowels appeals from a judgment of conviction for failure to register as a sex offender under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-32-15. Because the culpable mental state for failure to register as a sex offender is "willfully," we conclude the trial court committed obvious error in finding Knowels guilty of failure to register as a sex offender, and reverse the conviction.

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[¶ 2] Knowels is required to register as a sex...

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