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COM. v. WOOSNAM

819 A.2d 1198 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Luann WOOSNAM, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 12, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred J. Merlie, Jenkintown, for appellant.

Robert A. Mancini, Assistant District Attorney, Doylestown, for Com., appellee.

Before: KLEIN and BOWES, JJ. and McEWEN, P.J.E.

BOWES, J.

¶ 1 At issue in this case is whether the trial court erred when it refused to instruct the jury that Appellant, Luann Woosnam, was guilty of leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injury of a person, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3742, if she knew or should have known that she was involved in an accident involving death or injury. We conclude that a mens rea element is a necessary component of a violation of this statute and the trial...

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