Criminal Law Keyed to Lee
State v. Fridley
Facts
Fridley was pulled over for speeding and during a routine check, officers discovered that Fridley’s license had been revoked, which was a strict liability offense. At trial, Fridley sought to introduce evidence, which the prosecution objected to, that depicted a telephone conversation he had with an employee of the drivers license division. Fridley testified that the employee told him that he would have to take a drivers test, forward the appropriate documentation and payment to the division, if Fridley was to obtain a work permit to drive. Fridley was told that he would be without a license for seven days, which Fridley interpreted to mean that he was permitted to drive during this period. Fridley sought to introduce this evidence in support of his defense of mistake of law but the trial court sustained the prosecution’s objection to admittance of the evidence, because it was hearsay and denied his request the jury be instructed on a mistake of law defense. Fridley appealed.
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