The rule of forfeiture applied as much to manslaughter as to murder.
Citations:
[1914] P 1
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Challen v Challen and Another ChD 27-May-2020
Forfeiture rule disapplied after spousal abuse
The claimant sought the disapplication of the forfeiture rule. She had been convicted of the manslaughter of her seriously abusive husband. The court considered whether a conviction for murder set aside and replaced with one of manslaughter was a . .
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Crime, Wills and Probate
Updated: 27 November 2022; Ref: scu.650970