· 5/15/1837
Certain Logs of Mahogany
Citations
- 5 F. Cas. 374
- 2 Sumn. 589
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- mistake of fact as to a sex partner’s identity is a legal defense to carnal knowledge where accused was asleep in his own bed and believed it was his wife fondling and arousing him, and not his niece
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