The indictment read that the defendant on a charge of murder had ‘feloniously struck, killed, and murdered’ the victim.
Held: The words were sufficient without an allegation of ‘malice aforethought’. The word murder implies ‘malice aforethought’.
Citations:
(1551) 1 Dyer 68, 73 ER 145
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.223122