The defendant appealed his convictions for soliciting murder of his wife. He was said to have asked another to assist in her proposed killing by providing an alibi while a third party committed the act. He said that the law did not include soliciting a person to commit murder as a secondary, as opposed to a principal party.
Held: The section was wide enough to allow the conviction. A murder can be committed by several people, some of whom might play no part in the actual killing.
Judges:
Gage LJ, Underhill LJ, Sir Christopher Holland
Citations:
Times 20-Dec-2007
Statutes:
Offences against the Persons Act 1861 4
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 02 September 2022; Ref: scu.262985