The respondents had been charged under section 33(1) of the 1916 Act with receiving from a child aged seven years, certain articles knowing them to have been stolen.
Held: A child under eight years was deemed in law to be incapable of committing a crime: it followed that at the time of receipt by the respondents the articles had not been stolen and that the charge had not been proved.
Citations:
[1951] 2 All ER 645
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Cited – Regina v Cogan and Another CACD 9-Jun-1975
The defendants appealed againts their convictions for rape and against sentence. The victims was the second defendant’s wide.
Held: Applying Morgan, the first defendant’s belief that the victim was consenting was an answer to the charge. His . .
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Crime
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.544332