Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. At common law, a child under age seven could not be held responsible for any crime.

2. Voluntary intoxication is recognized as a defense to all statutory crimes.

3. In American courts, a mistake of fact can be a defense only to negate the defendant’s specific intent.

4. The concept of a defendant being allowed to plead the statute of limitations as a defense is derived from the common law.


1. T
2. F
3. F
4. F

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