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· 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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