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R v Shivpuri – 1986
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Whether a person can be convicted for attempting an impossible crime – Importation of prohibited drugs. Pyare Shivpuri (S) was persuaded to act as a drugs courier. S collected a suitcase which contained several packages of white powder….
R v Kemp (1957) 1 QB 399
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
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 Director of the Serious Fraud Office
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Director of the Serious Fraud Office started investigating certain allegations of corruption against a UK company. Among other things……
R v Hysa
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The complainant was a 16 year old girl who was celebrating the New Year in London. She had been drinking, as well as a suggestion of smoking cannabis……
R v Bateman – Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Whether level of negligence amounted to gross negligence to warrant criminal liability.. A qualified medical practitioner was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter arising out of the delivery of a patient in child birth, Ms. Harding….
R v Kennedy – 2007
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
It was held that as the victim was a fully informed and consenting adult, who had freely and voluntarily self-administered the drug without any pressure from the defendant, this was an intervening act….
R v G and F
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
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 Jordan – 1956
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Medical evidence was to the cause of death – new evidence regarding the cause of death. Jordan, who worked for the United States Air Force, stabbed a man as the result of a disturbance. The victim died in hospital eight days later….
R v Lipman – 1970
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Robert Lipman was convicted of manslaughter for killing his friend while on a bad LSD trip. She suffered two blows to the head and……
R v Brooks – 1983
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A father and daughter ate in the upstairs room of a restaurant together with another man. The daughter left the restaurant early in a rush….
R v Robinson – 1977
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant was owed £7 by a woman. He approached the woman’s husband brandishing a knife, and a fight ensued during which the woman’s husband dropped a £5 note. The defendant picked up the £5 note and demanded the remaining £2 owed to him….
R v Craig and Bentley – 1952
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Derek William Bentley (B), 19, and Christopher Craig (C), 16, attempted to burgle a warehouse. B carried a knife and a knuckle-duster……
R v Lowrie – 2005
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant had made a series of repeatedly false calls to the emergency services. This was a consistent form of behaviour for the defendant……
R v Shayler
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Shayler was a member of MI5. Before starting employment with the service, he signed a confidentiality declaration in accordance with the……
R v Codere – 1916
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
C appealed against his conviction for murder. At trial, expert witnesses had disagreed on whether he could be certified as insane….
R v Jones and Smith – 1976
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendants, Jones and Smith, entered Smith’s father’s house and stole two television sets. At his trial, Smith said that his father had given him unreserved permission to enter the house. They were convicted of burglary and subsequently appealed….
R v G 2004 – Recklessness
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The test for recklessness after MPC v Caldwell. The two appellants were boys aged 11 and 12 respectively. They went camping at night unsupervised (and in fact without parental permission). In the early hours of the night they entered the back yard of a Co-Op shop and found old newspapers….
R v Powell and English
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In the first case, the appellants Powell (P) and Daniels (D), and another person went to the house of a drug dealer. As soon as he opened the door……
R v Stones – 1989
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
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 Mullen [2000] QB 520
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mullen was brought back to England from Zimbabwe due to being wanted by the police. Upon his arrival, he was arrested and later convicted of conspiracy……
R v Grewal – 2010
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
At the time of the incident, the defendant was a student who had become drunk after drinking too many free cocktails at a……
R v Konzani
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Feston Konzani was charged with three counts of inflicting grievous bodily harm contrary to s 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861. Konzani was HIV positive and aware of his condition. …
R v Cunningham – 1957
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Intention and the meaning of malice in s.23 OAPA 1861. The appellant removed a gas meter in order to steal the money inside. The meter however was connected to the neighbouring house which was occupied by the appellant’s future mother-in-law….
R v Devonald – 2008
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant, believing the victim to have treated his daughter badly during their relationship, posed as a young woman to correspond with……
R v Millward – 1994
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
H, employed by B, was driving a tractor when a trailer became detached from the tractor due to a poorly-maintained tow-hitch……
R v Cole – 1994
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The appellant (C) was convicted of two robberies. He claimed the defence of duress on the basis that he was “desperate” for money as he owed money……
Case Summary: R v Kirk – 2008
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Case Summary for LawTeacher.net about R v Kirk [2008], regarding admissibility of evidence including bad character, summing up in respect of consent, the approach for two defendants and sentence length….
R v Majewski
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Voluntary intoxication no defence to offences of “basic intent” such as assault. The appellant (M) was convicted following a brawl in a pub in which he assaulted the landlord and customers and the police officers who arrested him….
R v T [1990] Crim LR 256
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
T was one of three defendants charged with armed robbery. Upon arrest, T could only recall some of the events that had occurred….
R v Bainbridge – 1960
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant purchased oxygen-cutting equipment. Weeks later, the equipment was used in a bank break-in and was left behind by the thieves….
R v Moys
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A black and white mare worth between £600-£700 was stolen from her livery stables. The defendant sold her the next day for £480 and she was……
R v Bollom
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant inflicted various injuries upon his partner’s seventeen month old child, including bruises and cuts. Whilst the injuries per se did not……
R v Notman – 1994
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant entered a shop from which he had previously been barred and caused a disturbance. A police officer arrived at the scene……
R v Howard
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The victim was a 6-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by the defendant in her home. On the night in question, the defendant……
R v Rai
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In June of 1996 the defendant, Rai, applied to Birmingham City Council’s social services for a grant in order to adapt the bathroom in his home for his……
R v Parmenter – 1991
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant was prosecuted under four counts of grievous bodily harm for injuries inflicted upon his infant son, including bruises……
R v Brown and Stratton [1988] Crim LR 484
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Brown and Stratton were cousins who jointly attacked Stratton’s father as Stratton found his father’s ongoing gender reassignment embarrassing….
R v Graham – 1982
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Paul Graham had been drinking and taking drugs when he and his homosexual partner killed Graham’s wife. Graham claimed he was under duress as his……
R v Moloney – 1985
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The House of Lords allowed Moloney’s appeal. He had not intended to kill his stepfather. Knowledge of foresight of the consequences of an action were to be considered at best material from which a crime of intent may be inferred. …
R v Martin – 1881
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant decided to play a practice joke on theatre goers by barring the exits to a playhouse, cutting the lights on the exits……
R v Richardson
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
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 Caldwell
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The respondent had done some work for the owner of a hotel as the result of which he had a quarrel with the owner, got drunk and set fire to the hotel in revenge….
R v Jogee [2016] UKSC 8
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Parasitic Accessory Liability, intention and foresight of principal’s act. This joint case involved two separate appellants who had been convicted for murder on the basis of joint enterprise, after a co-defendant had actually killed the victim….
R v Dawson – 1985
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant approached a petrol station manned by a 50 year old male. The defendants attempted a robbery with an imitation gun and a pick-axe handle. The defendants demanded money but did not touch the attendant who pressed the alarm button and the defendants ran away without obtaining any cash….
R v Saw – 2009
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Five appellants sought leave to appeal their sentences and a sixth appellant appealed against his sentence for burglary of an occupied dwelling house….
R v Ruffel – 1991
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant had thrown an ‘acid house’ party which had attracted thousands of people. The party involved very loud music that continued overnight for some 12……
R v St George – 1840
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Defendant (St. George) got into an argument with the victim, a Mr Durant. During the course of this argument, the Defendant took out a gun and……
R v Sullivan [1984] AC 156
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant, a psychomotor epilepsy sufferer, had an epileptic seizure during which he kicked the victim in the head violently. He was charged with causing Grievous Bodily Harm contrary to sections 18 and 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861…
R v Rostron – 2003
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Both R and C appealed against their conviction. They argued that the golf balls were abandoned by their original owners and, thus, removal……
R v Smith – 1974
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Smith was the tenant of a ground floor flat. With the landlord’s permission, he installed some sound equipment and soundproofing material….
