(DOWNLOAD) "Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Co. v. Hertz Corp." by Colorado Supreme Court * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Co. v. Hertz Corp.
- Author : Colorado Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 14, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
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We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals decision construing the offense of Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Serious Injury, section 42-4-1601, C.R.S. (2006), in People v. Manzo, 114 P.3d 78 (Colo. App. 2005). The court of appeals first held that to be found guilty of Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Serious Injury a defendant must have known that he or she was involved in an accident. Second, the court of appeals held that section 42-4-1601 does not require the defendant to act with knowledge that serious injuries resulted from the accident. Upon review, we hold that Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Serious Injury constitutes a strict liability offense because the plain language of the statute does not require or imply a culpable mental state. Accordingly, we reverse in part and affirm in part the judgment of the court of appeals.