The defendant had been convicted on his plea of bigamy. His late arriving counsel failed to have the plea withdrawn on his advice that at the second wedding, the defendant had genuinely believed that the first marriage had been dissolved.
Diplock LJ, Widgery, Blain JJ
[1968] EWCA Crim 1, [1968] 2 WLR 643, 52 Cr App Rep 152, 132 JP 209, [1968] 1 All ER 849, [1968] 2 QB 65
Bailii
Offences Against the Person Act 1861 57
England and Wales
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Cited – Sweet v Parsley HL 23-Jan-1969
Mens Rea essential element of statutory Offence
The appellant had been convicted under the Act 1965 of having been concerned in the management of premises used for smoking cannabis. This was a farmhouse which she visited infrequently. The prosecutor had conceded that she was unaware that the . .
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Updated: 05 September 2021; Ref: scu.249920
