Puerto Rico · Código Penal de Puerto Rico 2012 (Ley 146-2012)
Cód. Penal PR § 24: Error en la persona
What this law says, in plain English
This statute defines the legal doctrine of 'mistake as to the person'—how criminal liability applies when a defendant harms an unintended victim by accident or error, and how aggravating circumstances related to the intended victim are treated.
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