☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Mistake of Fact (Criminal)

A defense asserting that the defendant was mistaken about a material fact — negating the required mental state. If the facts were as the defendant believed them to be, the conduct would not be criminal.

Category: Criminal Law
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