Practice question
An accused knows all material facts but merely believes the law permits an otherwise prohibited intentional act. Is that necessarily the same as Ah Chong’s mistake about facts?
- Yes, the accused may rewrite the legal prohibition
- Yes, ignorance of law and mistake of fact are identical
- Yes, every legal misunderstanding automatically excuses
- Yes, no factual error is ever needed
- No
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles3-4 and49, as applicable: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
- United States v. Ah Chong, GR L-5272, March19 1910, mistake-of-fact principles: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1910/mar1910/gr_l-5272_1910.html
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