The court was asked whether a person said to be incited to commit an offence was required to have the necessary mens rea to commit that offence.
Citations:
[1968] 2 QB 944
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Criticised – Regina v Claydon CACD 9-Nov-2005
The defendant appealed his conviction for inciting a 13 year old boy to bugger him.
Held: Under fourteen, there was a common law presumption that a child under 14 was incpable of sexual intercourse, and therefore it was not possible to incite . .
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Crime
Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.236326