The defendant had not intended to set fire to a house and had thought that what he was doing would not do so. He was not guilty.
Citations:
(1871) LR1 CCR 307
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v G and R HL 16-Oct-2003
The defendants, young boys, had set fire to paper and thrown the lit papers into a wheelie bin, expecting the fire to go out. In fact substantial damage was caused. The House was asked whether a conviction was proper under the section where the . .
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Crime
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.186781
