Regina v Orton: 1878

What would otherwise be classified as a fierce assault in criminal law may not be so in the sporting context of a boxing match.

Citations:

(1878) 39 LT 293

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRegina v Brown (Anthony); Regina v Lucas; etc HL 11-Mar-1993
The appellants had been convicted of assault, after having engaged in consensual acts of sado-masochism in which they inflicted varying degreees of physical self harm. They had pleaded guilty after a ruling that the prosecution had not needed to . .
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Crime

Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.182259