Is there a good faith defense to crime of selling government property?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Wilcox, 919 F.2d 109 (9th Cir. 1990):
The availability of the good faith defense to a particular charge is a question of law reviewed de novo. See United States v. Scott, 789 F.2d 795, 797 (9th Cir.1986) (denial of good faith defense to crime of selling government property).
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