California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Pedroza, B286431 (Cal. App. 2020):
"The claim-of-right defense provides that a defendant's good faith belief, even if mistakenly held, that he has a right or claim to property he takes from another negates the felonious intent necessary for conviction of theft or robbery." (People v. Tufunga (1999) 21 Cal.4th 935, 938.) "[A] trial court is not required to instruct on a claim-of-right defense unless there is evidence to support an inference that appellant acted with a subjective belief he or she had a lawful claim on the property." (People v. Romo (1990) 220 Cal.App.3d 514, 519.)
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