12 judges decided by 8 to 4 that carnal knowledge of a woman whilst she was under the belief that the man is her husband was not rape.
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[1822] EngR 90, (1822) Russ and Ry 487, (1822) 168 ER 911 (A)
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Cited – Regina v Linekar CACD 21-Oct-1994
L appealed against his conviction for rape. His victim was a woman working as a prostitute. He said that he had simply made off afterwards without payment. He was convicted on the basis that he had procured the act by a false pretence by him that he . .
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Crime
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.328983