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R v Lewis
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John Lewis (J), a French-American seaman, injured a German man (G) on board an American ship on the high seas. G died in hospital......
R v Hall - 1985
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The defendant, Hall, was accused of handling stolen property. He denied knowing that it was stolen, stating only that he was suspicious of the property......
R v Stewart [2009] 1 WLR 2507 Case Summary
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Case Summary of R v Stewart [2009] 1 WLR 2507. Issues surrounding intoxication as a defence...
R v Dawson and James - 1976
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One defendant pushed the victim who lost his balance enabling the second defendant to steal his wallet. The two defendants were convicted......
R v Home Secretary, ex p Northumbria Police Authority
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Public disturbances some years earlier resulted in the Home Office opting to create a stock of CS gas (commonly known as riot control gas)......
R v Poulton - 1832
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A mother strangled her newborn baby, and was charged with the murder. Three medical men testified before a jury that a child can die during......
R v Richardson
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The appellant, a registered dentist, had her licence to practice suspended by the General Dental Council in 1996 but continued to treat patients......
R v Brown and Stratton
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Brown and Stratton were cousins who jointly attacked Stratton’s father as Stratton found his father’s ongoing gender reassignment embarrassing....
R v Stones - 1989
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The defendant, Stones, was caught running away from a house that had been burgled. When he was arrested and searched he was found......
R v G and F
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After police searched one of the defendant’s (G) flat, they found indecent images of children on a laptop computer. The police then searched his mobile......
R v Kemp (1957) 1 QB 399
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The defendant assaulted his wife with a hammer. He had no previous history of violence and no apparent motive. He was charged with causing......
R v Brown 2011
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The appellant, Brown was married to the victim and they had two children. The couple was undergoing a divorce. Brown had contact with the......
R v George - 1956
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The defendant had a foot fetish, and on two occasions attempted to remove shoes off the feet of young girls without their consent for the......
R v Campbell - 1991
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Tony Campbell (C) arrested after loitering outside a post office, wearing sunglasses and carrying something heavy, after police had......
R v Clarke - 2009
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Clarke suffered from type 1 Diabetes and had a Hypoglycaemic attack at the wheel of his vehicle, causing him to hit two pedestrians......
R v Ong [2001] Cr App R (S) 117
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The defendant had planned to switch off the floodlights at a Premier League football game between Charlton and Liverpool......
R v Saik - 2006
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The defendant, Saik, operated a bureau de change near Marble Arch in London. Saik changed money that had been gained as proceeds of crime into......
R v Fiak - 2005
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Fiak had been sitting in a car, parked outside his house, when he was approached by police officers who had suspected he was in......
R v Hennigan
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Hennigan drove at eighty miles per hour and hit the side of a car, driven by Lowe, who was emerging from a turning in a road....
R v Shepherd - 1862
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The defendant was the mother of an eighteen year old girl who had died as a result of complications during childbirth. After going into labour......
R v Geddes - 1996
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Gary William Geddes (G), 29, was discovered in the toilets of a school to which he had no connection, with a rucksack. When leaving the school......
R v Secretary of State for Wales
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The appellant was the owner of a Grade II listed building which was subject to a notice of removal in respect of a carillon......
R v Chan Fook
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The appellant, Mr Chan-Fook, had accused the victim, a lodger, of the theft of his fiancé’s engagement ring. The appellant, after striking the victim......
R v Hayward
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A husband and wife had an argument that led to the husband chasing his wife out into the street. The wife collapsed during this altercation and died....
R v Savage
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The defendant was charged with unlawful and malicious wounding contrary to Offences Against the Person Act 1861, s 20. The defendant had thrown a......
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