State v. Nations
Missouri Court of Appeals of the Eastern District
676 S.W.2d 282 (1984)
Relevant factsFree
Police found a young girl dancing for tips at a club owned by Sandra Nations (defendant); Nations said she had checked the girl's ID when hiring her and believed she wasn't underage, but the girl had no ID on her that day and turned out to be sixteen. Nations was charged with endangering the welfare of a child under seventeen, a crime requiring proof she knew the girl was underage, and a jury convicted her.
IssueFree
Whether, when a criminal statute requires knowledge of a fact as an element, it is sufficient to prove the defendant was merely aware of a high probability that the fact existed.