Criminal Law #5: Mistake of Fact Wednesday, Feb 15 2006
1L and Criminal Law and Neil Wehneman and University of Cincinnati College of Law 5:31 am
If I joke around with a gun I honestly and reasonably believe to be unloaded, and it goes off and kills someone, am I criminally liable? These mens rea questions are often referred to as “mistake of fact.”
Regina v. Prince
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