This defense was anomalously allowed in Alaska in the case of State v. Guest. MPC 2.04 equates this defense with another defense that is almost never granted except in situations of an "official statement." Nearly every state
This defense was anomalously allowed in Alaska in the case of State v. Guest. MPC 2.04 equates this defense with another defense that is almost never granted except in situations of an "official statement." Nearly every state holds that this is not a defense to statutory rape. For 10 points, name this defense contrasted with a similar defense "of law," in which a defendant denies a culpable mens rea based on lack of knowledge of the circumstances that would make the actions criminal.
This defense was anomalously allowed in Alaska in the case of State v. Guest.
mistake of fact [prompt on mistake]