CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 3407
Defenses: Mistake of Law
It is not a defense to the crime[s] of <insert crime[s]> that
the defendant did not know (he/she) was breaking the law or that (he/
she) believed (his/her) act was lawful.
New January 2006
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2019
- Content hash
83be4c8cf31fa3bd4b7e21482d9940bca1d1970c7c8c766d41cbb142d50a7b25
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