Lambert v. California, No. 47 (U.S. Supreme Court) (355 U.S. 225; 78 S.Ct. 240) (December 16, 2057) (Justice Douglas)
In this case, the Court applied a narrow exception to the general maxim "ignorance of the law is no excuse." Here, the Court considered the requirements for conviction of a person under a Los Angeles Municipal Code provision that made it unlawful for "any convicted person" (elsewhere defined as a ...
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