an honest mistake

That she had called the wrong number was an honest mistake.

It was an honest mistake, the police would later say.

"You see, he was still rather new and I think he'd simply made an honest mistake."

He should stay and tell the court that it was an honest mistake.

The trial judge found that the deal was an honest mistake.

And if you made an honest mistake, it will be treated exactly as that.

In this case, a witness may have made an honest mistake.

It was just an honest mistake and I feel that people do make mistakes in life.

Let us also not punish anyone, for these were honest mistakes.

"We don't know yet if it was an honest mistake or something more serious occurred," he said.