Talk:Mistake of law

Marijuana as an example?

This example does not clarify its premise that marijuana is illegal in the example state. I am not a lawyer so I don't know how best to phrase this sentence but, as it is, it reads strangely for people in areas where marijuana is legal for medicinal use. Unless this page is U.S. only, which is not stated anywhere. -- abfackeln 05:05, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jennifer and Ben?

Did anyone notice the particular selection of names at the end, Jennifer, Ben, and Judd? It seems highly inappropriate to use those names in such a manner. -- Myria 02:25, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

what is the significance of those names? --dan 07:44, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Templates

I have placed a couple of templates to warn the unwary reader about the lack of sourcing for this article. I can only speak as a person generally familiar with US law. In the US, the principles of "mistake of fact" and "mistake of law" are primarily principles of contract law, not criminal law. In US criminal law, AFAIK, the principle of "mistake of fact" is simply called "mistake", and there is no acknowledged principle called "mistake of law" that is used as a term of legal art in criminal cases. Unfortunately I don't have enough time to rework the article content and provide sourcing for what I've just said, at least not right now. Maybe later. ... Kenosis 21:50, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

West's Encyclopedia of American Law contains an entry for "mistake of law," this LexisNexis criminal law outline includes information on "Mistake of Law," and this criminal law text notes the importance of the "official statement" mistake of law doctrine. DickClarkMises (talk) 19:04, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mistake of law

To explain with examples and their definitions or easy explanation to help us to understand better. 157.119.201.186 (talk) 10:32, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]