What is the test for making a mistake of fact?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Skytte, C074100 (Cal. App. 2015):
if true, would render the act lawful. [Citations.]" (People v. Reed (1996) 53 Cal.App.4th 389, 396.) "A mistake of fact occurs when a person understands the facts to be other than what they are. [Citation.]" (People v. Orlosky (2015) 233 Cal.App.4th 257, 275.)
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