Indiana Statutes
§ 35-41-3-7 — Mistake of fact
Indiana § 35-41-3-7
This text of Indiana § 35-41-3-7 (Mistake of fact) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Indiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Ind. Code § 35-41-3-7 (2026).
Text
It is a defense that the person who engaged in
the prohibited conduct was reasonably mistaken about a matter of fact,
if the mistake negates the culpability required for commission of the
offense.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.1. Amended by Acts
1977, P.L.340, SEC.12.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Michael G. Tyson v. Clarence Trigg, Superintendent of the Indiana Youth Center and Attorney General of the State of Indiana
50 F.3d 436 (Seventh Circuit, 1995)
Tyson v. State
619 N.E.2d 276 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 1993)
Wrinkles v. State
690 N.E.2d 1156 (Indiana Supreme Court, 1997)
Saunders v. State
848 N.E.2d 1117 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2006)
LaRose v. State
820 N.E.2d 727 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2005)
Stoner v. State
442 N.E.2d 983 (Indiana Supreme Court, 1982)
Giles v. State
699 N.E.2d 294 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 1998)
Christopher Cowans v. State of Indiana
53 N.E.3d 540 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2016)
Joseph M. Johnson, III v. State of Indiana
38 N.E.3d 686 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2015)
United States v. Cross
113 F. Supp. 2d 1253 (S.D. Indiana, 2000)
Lechner v. State
715 N.E.2d 1285 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 1999)
McCloud v. State
697 N.E.2d 96 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 1998)
T.M. v. State
804 N.E.2d 773 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2004)
William C. McCollum v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
63 N.E.3d 5 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2016)
Brett Michael Horein v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2020)
Dennis Linderman v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2016)
Paul M. Camp v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2015)
Randol Thomas Palmer-Hall v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2019)
Gilberto Jimenez v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2016)
Jordan Allen-Wilson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2018)
Nearby Sections
15
§ 35-31.5-1-1
Applicability§ 35-31.5-2-1
"Abandon"§ 35-31.5-2-1.5
"Abuse"§ 35-31.5-2-1.7
"Abusive head trauma"§ 35-31.5-2-10
"Advisory sentence"§ 35-31.5-2-10.5
"Affiant"§ 35-31.5-2-100
"Distribute"§ 35-31.5-2-101
"Distributor"§ 35-31.5-2-102
"Documentary material"§ 35-31.5-2-103
"Domestic animal"§ 35-31.5-2-104
"Drug"§ 35-31.5-2-105
"Drug abuser"§ 35-31.5-2-105.5
"Drug crime"§ 35-31.5-2-106
"Drug or alcohol screening test"§ 35-31.5-2-107
"Dwelling"Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Indiana § 35-41-3-7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/in/35-41-3-7.