The House, by a majority, discounted the significance of the requirement in the statute for an act ‘with intent to defraud’. The word ‘uttering’ involved inherently a fraudulent intent.
Citations:
[1972] AC 515
Statutes:
Coinage Offences Act 1936 5(6)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Heron; Regina v Storey; Regina v Thomas HL 25-Mar-1982
The defendants appealed against their convictions for conspiracy to counterfeit gold coins. They said no evidence had been brought to suggest their intention to commit any dishonest act. The House was asked whether the offence was one of specific or . .
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Crime
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.258440