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Originally Posted by Rastoff
Something that hasn't come up is how ridiculous this law, and many like it, is. It should not be possible to get an "inadvertent" felony. A felony should be something you do intentionally and with malice. It shouldn't be something that can happen to you on accident.
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I don't know about "with malice," but every charging document I've ever seen used the word "knowingly." A little different than "intentionally," but requires some knowledge that the act you are committing is illegal. Remember, it's possible to get convicted of "Negligent" Homicide in most states. You can certainly be knowingly negligent, but you don't need to act with malice or intent to be negligent . . .