WOLOHOJIAN, J.
The primary issue in this appeal is whether the defendant, who was convicted of indecent assault and battery, G. L. c. 265, § 13H, was entitled to a mistake of fact as to consent instruction. Although the Supreme Judicial Court "hold[s] open the possibility that a mistake of fact instruction may be an appropriate and fair defense...
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