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		cantankerous on May 1, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Florida Teen Charged With Felony After Science Exp... Even then, there's no reported evidence of criminal intent...and she's being charged with a felony, yes?

ja27 on May 2, 2013 [–]

They won't need to show mens rea (criminal intent) because it will never go to trial. They'll beat her over the head with the potential of a felony conviction until she agrees to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge. It would be great to see a decent defense lawyer pick this case up and take it to trial.

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