Joshua Chupack v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

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• stating that a mistake of fact is a cognizable defense to an offense requiring knowledge
• \[A] mistake of law such as claimed by Fuller is no defense because the background presumption must be that `every citizen knows the law.'\
• “[A] mistake of law such as claimed by Fuller is no defense because the background presumption must be that ‘every citizen knows the law.’ ”
• upholding a conviction despite a far more prejudicial judicial comment

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