Shevlin-Carpenter Co. v. Minnesota, 218 U.S. 57 (1910) (No. 139)
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Shevlin-Carpenter Co. v. Minnesota, 218 U.S. 57 (1910) (No. 139)
Author: Supreme Court of the United States
Year: 1910
Case name: Shevlin-Carpenter Co. v. Minnesota Opinion filed: 1910-05-31 Docket No.: 139 Citations: • 218 U.S. 57 • 30 S. Ct. 663 • 54 L. Ed. 930 • 1910 U.S. LEXIS 2003 Case holding summaries: • "[I]nnocence cannot be asserted of an action which violates existing law, and ignorance of the law will not excuse." • "[P]ublic policy may require that in the prohibition or punishment of particular acts it may be provided that he who shall do them shall do them at his peril and will not be heard to plead in defense good faith or ignorance." • "[L]egislation may, in particular instances be harsh, but we can only say again what we have so often said, that this court cannot set aside legislation because it is harsh." • "[P]ublic policy may require that in the prohibition or punishment of particular acts it may be provided that he who shall do them shall do them at his peril and will not be heard to plead in defense good faith or ignorance." • cutting timber on state land; fines up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment up to two years • “[L]egislation may, in particular instances, be harsh, but we can only say again what we have so often said, that this court cannot set aside legislation because it is
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