A Selection of Leading Cases in the Criminal Law With Notes
A Selection of Leading Cases in the Criminal Law With Notes
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C. R. 119. (/) 11 Cox, C. C. 643.
(i) Per Lord Eslicr, M. R. (w) L. & C. 443.
(/. -) 1 Muo. C. C. 93.
ADMIXISTKlUXd XoXKif^ TIf/Xa, S. 53 Adi)iinistcrino '■'■ N'oxious Things. '''' R. V. HENNAH. [36. ] [13 Cox, C. C. -517 (1877). ] The prisoner was cliarged, imder 24 & 25 Vict, e. 100, s. 24, "with unlawfully and maliciously administering to a woman named Eowo " a poison, " to wit, " a certain de- structive or noxious thing, " called cantharides, Avitli intent to injiu'e, aggrieve, or annoy. It... was proved by the medical authorities that cantharides (otherwise called Spanish fly), when admmistered in small quantities, is incapable of producing any effect, although twenty-four grains would kill a man. The prisoner had only given the prosecutrix one or two grains, and such a small quantity could not possibly have done her any harm. On these facts the prisoner was held entitled to his acquittal.
" What is important to the present case, " said Cockbum, C. J. , " is that the cpiantity administered was incapable of producing any effect.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
C. R. 119. (/) 11 Cox, C. C. 643.
(i) Per Lord Eslicr, M. R. (w) L. & C. 443.
(/. -) 1 Muo. C. C. 93.
ADMIXISTKlUXd XoXKif^ TIf/Xa, S. 53 Adi)iinistcrino '■'■ N'oxious Things. '''' R. V. HENNAH. [36. ] [13 Cox, C. C. -517 (1877). ] The prisoner was cliarged, imder 24 & 25 Vict, e. 100, s. 24, "with unlawfully and maliciously administering to a woman named Eowo " a poison, " to wit, " a certain de- structive or noxious thing, " called cantharides, Avitli intent to injiu'e, aggrieve, or annoy. It... was proved by the medical authorities that cantharides (otherwise called Spanish fly), when admmistered in small quantities, is incapable of producing any effect, although twenty-four grains would kill a man. The prisoner had only given the prosecutrix one or two grains, and such a small quantity could not possibly have done her any harm. On these facts the prisoner was held entitled to his acquittal.
" What is important to the present case, " said Cockbum, C. J. , " is that the cpiantity administered was incapable of producing any effect.
What to read after A Selection of Leading Cases in the Criminal Law With Notes?
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