A count in an indictment for night poaching stated, that the prisoners were in a field called A., for the purpose of then and there taking game : Held, that the prisoners could not be convicted on that count, unless the jury were satisfied that the prisoners had an intention of taking game in that particular field
Citations:
[1831] EngR 186, (1831-1833) 5 Car and P 549, (1831) 172 ER 1094
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.320064