Does a plaintiff have a reasonable belief in consent defense?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rhoades, 193 Cal.App.3d 1362, 238 Cal.Rptr. 909 (Cal. App. 1987):
In People v. Romero (1985) 171 Cal.App.3d 1149, 215 Cal.Rptr. 634, the court found that defendant's tender of the consent defense did not raise the defense of reasonable belief in consent. The court there held that the May [193 Cal.App.3d 1369] defense
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