The prisoners could not be indicted for receiving stolen goods where the goods were no longer stolen when received.
Judges:
Lord Coleridge CJ
Citations:
[1892] 2 QB 597
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Followed – Regina v Thomas Dolan 1855
Receiving stolen goods . .
Cited by:
Cited – Haughton v Smith, On Appeal From Regina v Smith (Roger) HL 21-Nov-1973
The defendant appealed against his conviction for attempting to handle stolen goods. They were to be delivered to him in a van, but the meat was intercepted and recovered by the police. The defendant argued that he should not be convicted of . .
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Crime
Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.254556