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What is the defense of good-faith reliance on the advice of counsel?

April 26, 2017advice counsel Defense Reliance

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What is the defense of good-faith reliance on the advice of counsel?

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In order to assert this defense, an accused individual must prove that he relied in good faith on the (mistaken) advice of his lawyer after first making a full disclosure of all facts relevant to the advice for which he consulted the attorney.