From: Gary Britt 


Yes.  Any other rule would result in everyone being found not guilty.  How
does the government prove the negative in proving beyond a reasonable doubt
the accused did in fact know his actions were unlawful.

Gary

Geo. wrote:
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:467601c6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>   The reason ignorance of the law is no excuse is because its
>> better than the alternative in most circumstances.  At least that's
>> the rationale
>
> The alternative being to let the jury decide if it's a viable excuse or
> not?
>
> Geo.

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