Janice,a college student,takes her final exam in criminal law.As she exits the classroom she picks up her textbook and copy of the penal code.Confident that she passed the class,she heads to the campus bookstore to sell her books for quick cash.When she arrives at the bookstore,Janice discovers that she has inadvertently picked up a classmate's books instead of her own.Janice cannot be convicted of theft of the textbooks because she has the defense of mistake of fact.

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Mistake of fact is a defense that negates the intent required for theft, as Janice did not knowingly or intentionally take her classmate's books.

Janice,a College Student,takes Her Final Exam in Criminal Law