The defendant had made a false statement in order to obtain the issue of a passport. She had signed in the name of a deceased child, but claimed that she had been non-violently coerced by her husband.
Held: Coercion of a wife by her husband can be established as a defence to a criminal charge without her needing to show a threat of immediate violence. The need is to show that her will had been overborne.
Citations:
Times 23-May-1995, Gazette 13-Jul-1995, Ind Summary 19-Jun-1995, [1995] CLY 1051, [1996] 1 Cr App R 116
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Richman and Richman 1982
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Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Cairns; Regina v Zaldi, Regina v Chaudary CACD 22-Nov-2002
The defendants applied for the defence statements of co-defendants to be disclosed. A co-defendant was to give evidence for the Crown, and they sought to have it excluded as unreliable.
Held: The 1996 Act created a duty of secondary . .
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Crime
Updated: 08 October 2022; Ref: scu.88020