Regina v Bernard: 1858

The defendant alien faced charges arising from alleged conduct within the jurisdiction, with being an accessory before the fact to the murder in Paris of people killed by a grenade thrown by an alien. Questions of law reserved included the question of whether the defendant had committed any offence having regard to the fact that the murder had been committed in France by an alien of an alien. The jury acquitted the defendant.

Citations:

(1858) 1 F and F 240

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRegina v Abu Hamza CACD 28-Nov-2006
The defendant had faced trial on terrorist charges. He claimed that delay and the very substantial adverse publicity had made his fair trial impossible, and that it was not an offence for a foreign national to solicit murders to be carried out . .
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Crime

Updated: 17 November 2022; Ref: scu.247651