Beaver sold an undercover police officer heroin.Beaver told the police he truly believed it was not heroin but only milk sugar.It turned out to be heroin,but Beaver was found not guilty when he used a defence of:

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The defense of mistake of fact is based on the premise that the accused did not have the necessary mens rea or guilty intent to commit the crime. In this case, Beaver genuinely believed that he was selling milk sugar and not heroin, so he could be found not guilty on the basis of this defense.

Beaver Sold an Undercover Police Officer Heroin