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Mistake of Fact and Criminal Liability
PRINCIPLE: A mistake of fact, when made in good faith and without negligence, negates the element of mens rea (guilty mind) required for criminal liability. When an accused acts under a mistaken belief about a material fact of the case, and that mistake was reasonable and not the…