The defendant had been charged with conspiracy by false pretences and subtle means and devices to extort from TE a sovereign and to cheat and defraud him thereof. There was no evidence of any false pretence.
Held: The words ‘false pretences ‘ might be rejected as surplusage and held that the defendant might be convicted of conspiracy to extort and defraud. There was no deceit of TE inducing him to believe something to be true which was false.
Citations:
(1853) 6 Cox CC 441
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Scott v Metropolitan Police Commissioner; Regina v Scott HL 20-Nov-1974
The defendant had been accused of conspiracy to produce pirate copies of films obtained by purchasing copies from cinema owners without the knowledge or consent of the copyright owners.
Held: To establish a conspiracy to defraud, it was not . .
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Crime
Updated: 14 November 2022; Ref: scu.324670