Lord Mansfield discussed the common law offence of cheating: ‘The offence that is indictable must be such a one as affects the public. As if a man uses false weights and measures and sells by them . . in the general course of his dealing: so if a man defrauds another under false tokens.’
Judges:
Lord Mansfield
Citations:
(1761) 2 Burr 1127, [1761] 97 ER 746
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.324675