R v King (Andrew)

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R v King (Andrew)

Hearings

England & Wales

08 Oct 1963 [1964] 1 QB 285; [1963] 3 WLR 892; [1963] 3 All ER 561, CCA

Subject Matter

CRIME — Bigamy — Mens rea — Validity of previous marriage — Whether honest belief on reasonable grounds that previous marriage bigamous a defence — Offences against the Person Act, 1861, s 57

[1964] 1 QB 285; [1963] 3 WLR 892

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Negligence A2.18

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