Is there any case law supporting the argument that a good faith belief in a right negates criminal intent?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wilson, A143100 (Cal. App. 2015):
Appellant's reliance upon People v. Hussain (2014) 231 Cal.App.4th 261 is unavailing. The Hussain court found ineffective assistance of counsel where defense counsel in a grand theft prosecution failed to request a jury instruction on claim of righta good faith belief in the right to property taken from anotheras negating criminal intent. (Id. at pp. 270-272.) In that case, "[c]laim of right was the core of
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