Mistake of Fact or Mistake of Criminal Law? Explaining and Defending the Distinction

This article makes six points. First, under any plausible normative perspective, the distinction between mistake (and ignorance) of criminal law and mistake of fact must at least sometimes be drawn. Second, the fundamental distinction is between a mistake about the state's authoritative stateme...

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Main Author: Simons, Kenneth W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2009
In: Criminal law and philosophy
Year: 2009
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