wilfully and knowingly

wilfully and knowingly
A term characterizing the offense of obstruction of highway. Some courts hold that a person may be guilty of 'wilfully and knowingly" obstructing a public road where he actively participates in the doing of the act which results in the obstruction, even though he does not know that the place obstructed is legally a public road, while others take the view that one cannot be deemed guilty of "wilfully" obstructing such a road where he acts under the bona fide belief that no public road exists at the place where the obstruction is placed. 25 Am J1st High § 326.

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