(Surrey Summer Assizes) On an indictment for bigamy, a photographic likeness of the first husband allowed to be shown the witnesses present at the first marriage, in older to prove his identity with the person mentioned in the marriage certificate
[1864] EngR 73 (A), (1864) 4 F and F 104
Commonlii
England and Wales
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See Also – Regina v Tolson CCR 11-May-1889
Honest and Reasonable mistake – No Bigamy
The defendant appealed against her conviction for bigamy, saying that she had acted in a mistaken belief.
Held: A man commits bigamy if he goes through a marriage ceremony while his wife is alive, even though he honestly and reasonably . .
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Criminal Evidence
Updated: 05 January 2022; Ref: scu.281787