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“However, the outcome is inconsistent with the general principle that people should not be punished in the absence of culpability, since one who acts on the basis of a reasonable mistake of law lacks moral blameworthiness.”
― Joshua Dressler, Understanding Criminal Law

“Because of the danger of collusion, the Model Code, like the common law, does not recognize an excuse for reliance on the advice of a private attorney. The Commentary concedes, however, that cases can “be imagined in which a client is unfairly taxed with his lawyer’s bad advice.”60”
― Joshua Dressler, Understanding Criminal Law