In _________, the Supreme Court ruled that the crime for which the defendant was prosecuted was a variant of the common-law offense of larceny and that failure to include the intent requirement in the statute did not eliminate the element of intent.

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Morrissette v. United States (1952) dealt with the issue of whether the defendant could be convicted of stealing government property without proof that he knew the property was government property. The Supreme Court ruled that the statute in question was a variant of the common-law offense of larceny and that the failure to include the intent requirement in the statute did not eliminate the element of intent.

In _________, the Supreme Court Ruled That the Crime for Which