Director of Public Prosecutions v Stonehouse

Subject Matter

CRIME — Attempt — Obtaining property by deception — Life insurance in England — Appearance of death fabricated abroad — Moneys payable to wife of accused — Whether crime justiciable in England — Proper direction to jury — Theft Act, 1968, s 15

[1978] AC 55; [1977] 3 WLR 143

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Approach of Court of Appeal to Commonly Occurring Errors in Summing-up - Wrongful Withdrawal of Issues from the Jury D26.32

Attempt - Actus Reus A5.76

Attempt - Attempts with a Foreign Element A5.82

Summing-up - Summing-up Amounting to Direction D18.41

Cross-frontier Offences - General Rule A8.5