People v. Williams

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1992-12-21

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Opinion ARABIAN, J. Our task is to delineate the circumstances under which a trial court is required to give a requested instruction regarding a rape defendant’s bona fide and reasonable, but mistaken, belief of consent to sexual intercourse. We conclude that the instruction was not warranted in this case, and hence reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal. < ="1"…

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