The appellant challenged his conviction for charges of attempted rape and assault occasioning actual bodily harm on his then wife to which he had pleaded guilty after the trial judge ruled that he could be convicted of rape on his wife.
Held: The appeal failed.
Judges:
Lord Lane CJ, Sir Stephen Brown P, Watkins, Neill and Russell LJJ
Citations:
[1991] 2 All ER 257, [1991] 2 WLR 1065
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appealed to – Regina v R HL 23-Oct-1991
H has no right to sexual intercourse with W – rape
The defendant appealed against his conviction for having raped his wife, saying that intercourse with his wife was necessarily lawful, and therefore outside the statutory definition of rape. Due to the matrimonial difficulties, the wife had left . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Regina v R HL 23-Oct-1991
H has no right to sexual intercourse with W – rape
The defendant appealed against his conviction for having raped his wife, saying that intercourse with his wife was necessarily lawful, and therefore outside the statutory definition of rape. Due to the matrimonial difficulties, the wife had left . .
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Crime
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.194949
