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R v Tolson

Hearings

England & Wales

11 May 1889 23 QBD 168; 5 TLR 465, CCR

Subject Matter

CRIME — Criminal law — Bigamy — Mens Rea — Second Marriage where Husband or Wife absent for less than Seven Years — Honest Belief on reasonable Grounds of Death of Husband or Wife — 24 & 25 Vict. c. 100, s. 57.

23 QBD 168; 5 TLR 465, CCR

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Bigamy - Mens Rea B2.154

The Mental Element Generally A2.1

Proof of Mens Rea A2.35

Defences Denying Basic Elements of Liability - Mistake and Inadvertence: Offences Satisfied by Negligence A3.5

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