Legal Opinion
State v. Yanez
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 4, 1998No. 97-110-C.APublished
1Opinion of the Court
716 A.2d 759 (1998)
STATE
v.
Alejandro YANEZ.
No. 97-110-C.A.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
August 4, 1998.
Aaron L. Weisman, Asst. Attorney General, for plaintiff.
Mary June Ciresi, Providence, for defendant.
Before WE ISBE RGE R, C.J., and LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS and GOLDBERG, JJ.
OPINION
GOLDBERG, Justice.
The principal issue presented by this case is whether a reasonable mistake of fact concerning a complainant's age may be asserted as a defense to a charge of statutory-rape. For the reasons articulated in this opinion, we hold that with respect to the age requirement first-degree…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited63 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Lambert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. BalintSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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