The House considered the mens rea required to establish conspiracy. Lord Bridge said: ‘[B]eyond the mere fact of agreement, the necessary mens rea of the crime is, in my opinion, established if, and only if, it is shown that the accused, when he entered into the agreement, intended to play some part in the agreed course of conduct in furtherance of the criminal purpose which the agreed course of conduct was intended to achieve. Nothing less will suffice; nothing more is required.’
Judges:
Lord Bridge
Citations:
[1986] 2 AC 27
Cited by:
Cited – Kadre v Government of France and Another Admn 29-Jul-2005
The applicant sought habeas corpus to prevent his extradition to France.
Held: The English court was not to be concerned with facts underlying an extradition request. The laws of France were framed differently, but the facts alleged would . .
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Crime
Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.229225