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GA 3.12.10 Mistake of Fact

GA 3.12.10 Mistake of Fact

State: Georgia

 

GEORGIA CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS (G.C.J.I. 2003)

GA  3.12.10 Mistake of Fact

A person shall not be found guilty of a crime if the act, or omission to act, constituting the crime was induced by a misapprehension of fact that, if true, would have justified the act or omission.

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