The stumbling blocks in finding a just balance

THE HONEST-MISTAKE DEFENCE

Sat, 26 Apr, 2008 - 01:00

IN May 2006, Chief Justice John Murray ruled a law was unconstitutional if it punished a person even if they had made an honest mistake.

He issued this ruling in the case of Mr C — a 24-year-old man who had sex with a 14-year-old girl when he was 18.

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