Rex v Shephard: CA 1919
The term ‘person’ where it appeared in s.4 of the 1861 Act was held to include an unborn child provided it was subsequently born alive. Soliciting a woman to kill her unborn child after it is born constitutes incitement. Citations: [1919] 2 KB 125 Statutes: Offences Against the Person Act 1861 4 Jurisdiction: England and … Continue reading Rex v Shephard: CA 1919