People v. Sally Mistook
Supreme Court of the State of Imagination
1 Imagination Cases 1 (2004)
Relevant factsFree
Law student Sally Mistook (defendant) was found with a folder containing a draft final exam taken from her professor's office, and police separately found an empty refrigerator bearing her name accessible to children outside her home. She was charged with burglary, trespass, and leaving an abandoned refrigerator accessible to children; the trial court found probable cause on all three charges after a preliminary hearing, and Mistook appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a crime requires proof of specific intent when the statute demands a special mental state to do some further act or achieve a future consequence beyond the particular act charged.