Knowledge Of Offense Key In Michigan High Court Ruling On Hauling Untaxed Smokes

Mealey's (August 3, 2021, 12:45 PM EDT) -- LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Supreme Court on July 30 partly ruled in favor of two tribal employees charged under state law with illegally transporting unstamped cigarettes, finding that the trial court improperly bound over the charges for trial without first determining if the workers were aware they had “transporter status” and required a license to haul the cigarettes....