· 12/18/1834
Mulks v. Allen
Citations
- 12 Wend. 253
How courts have described this case
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- “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.”
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Judges: Savage
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