The sixth edition of this text has been revised to incorporate recent important decisions such as those of the House of Lords in Smith (Morgan) on provocation, B v DPP on strict liablity and Hinks on theft. Numerous decisions of the Court of Appeal have also been incorporated, such as Tabassum on indecent assault, Richardson on intoxication, A (Children) on intention and necessity, DPP v Armstrong on incitement, Singh on gross negligence manslaughter, Emmett on sado-masochism and consent, Rai on deception, Martin and Carins on duress and Williams on theft. Consideration is also given to the Human Rights Act 1998.
79, 80 Cox v Riley (1986) 83 Cr App R 54 ... 573, 574, 575 CPS v P [2007] EWHC 946 (Admin) ... 132 Cramp (1880) 5 QBD 307 ... 419 Croft [1944] 1 KB 295 ... 252 Cuddy (1843) 1 Car & Kir 210 ... 391 Cugullere (1961) 45 Cr App R 108 .
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gives a statement that Payton is the drug dealer, not him, and that Payton had borrowed his car and must have put the ten kilos into his car. Harris says he knew Payton, Rakas, and Dunaway sold cocaine, but again says that he was there ...
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... had previously been convicted of heroin smuggling under the name of Virginia Cardenas and was currently on probation. ... A second search of Consuelo-Gonzalez's handbag revealed two coin purses, inside of which the agents found two ...
Similarly, Ormerod and Laird argued that if, having regard to the direction given to the jury at trial, the defendant would not (applying the law as stated in Jogee) have been convicted of murder or manslaughter then that should surely ...
London: Reeves & Turner. Morgan v. State. 1982. 415 So.2d 6 (Fla.). Moriarty, Daniel G. 1989. “Extending the Defense of Renunciation.” Temple Law Review 62. Morissette v. U.S. 1952. 342 U.S. 246. Morris, Herbert. 1976.
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