Salter J directed the jury in the criminal trial of a child that the prosecution had to satisfy them that when the boy who was accused committed the act charged ‘he knew that he was doing what was wrong – not merely what was wrong, but what was gravely wrong, seriously wrong.’
Salter J
(1918) 83 JP 136
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – JTB, Regina v HL 29-Apr-2009
The defendant appealed against his convictions for sexual assaults. He was aged twelve at the time of the offences, but had been prevented from arguing that he had not known that what he was doing was wrong. The House was asked whether the effect of . .
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Crime, Children
Leading Case
Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.341783
