Warren exits a fancy restaurant after enjoying a hearty dinner. He gives his claim check to the parking attendant who returns in a few minutes with the automobile. Warren enters the car and drives off
About two miles down the road Warren realizes that the automobile is not his; the vehicle is of the same make and color as his car but lacks certain accessories. Warren has NOT committed auto theft because he has made a reasonable mistake of fact that negates the ________ element required of the law of theft.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
culpability
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a. True b. False
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a. Left and right test b. Right and not right test c. Wrong and not right test d. Right and wrong test
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a. intelligence b. coercion c. court orders d. authority
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a. homicides b. simple assaults c. blackmail d. all of these