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Section 14

Citation
Section 14
Parent Document
Simon v. Solomon, 431 N.E.2d 556 (1982)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1982-01-18

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295 Mass. 467, 470 (1936). Nor do we perceive any constitutional difficulty that would call for a narrow construction. Although the requirement of due process places some limits on legislative power to penalize innocent conduct, legislatures generally have broad power to define and limit the mens rea element of criminal offenses. See Lambert v. California, 355 U.S. 225, 228-230 (1957); Commonwealth v. Buckley, 354 Mass. 508, 510-512 (1968). See generally Morissette v. United States,