Bigamy Flashcards by Jennifer Gay | Brainscape

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What is bigamy?

A

Crime of marriage by one person to more than one other person

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Strict liability

A

Bigamy is a strict liability offense – no mens rea required

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Defenses

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It is no defense that ∆ didn’t know about the other marriage

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