Rex v Poulton; 18 May 1932

References: (1832) 5 C & P 329, [1832] EngR 613, (1832) 5 Car & P 329, (1832) 172 ER 997
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Coram: Littledale J
In summing up in a murder trial: ‘With respect to the birth, being born must mean that the whole body is brought into the world . . Whether the child was born alive or not depends mainly on the evidence of the medical men.’
This case is cited by:

  • Cited – In Re A (Minors) (Conjoined Twins: Medical Treatment); aka In re A (Children) (Conjoined Twins: Surgical Separation) CA (Times 10-Oct-00, Bailii, [2000] EWCA Civ 254, [2001] 1 FLR 267, [2000] 4 All ER 961, [2001] Fam 147, [2001] 2 WLR 480, [2001] 9 BHRC 261, [2000] 3 FCR 577, [2001] Fam Law 18, (2001) 57 BMLR 1, [2000] Lloyd’s Rep Med 425, [2001] UKHRR 1)
    Twins were conjoined (Siamese). Medically, both could not survive, and one was dependent upon the vital organs of the other. Doctors applied for permission to separate the twins which would be followed by the inevitable death of one of them. The . .