R_v_Prince

<i>R v Prince</i>

R v Prince

Add article description

Rex v. Prince, L.R. 2 C.C.R. 154 (1875), was an English case that held the mens rea necessary for criminal liability should be required for the elements central to the wrongfulness of the act, and that strict liability should apply to the other elements of the statute, such as the believed age of an abductee being irrelevant.[1]

Facts and defence argument

Henry Prince was accused of abducting a 14-year-old girl, Annie Phillips, having believed her to be 18 years old. Such an act was at that time in violation of Article or Section 55 of the relevant statute law, regarding minors. Prince argued that he had made a reasonable mistake in regards to Phillips' age. Despite his excuse for the crime, he was ultimately convicted.

Reserved appellate judgment

The court certified the defence point as one of wider legal merit and the Court for Crown Cases Reserved confirmed the conviction as valid, per the ratio decidendi stated at the introduction of this article.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Bonnie, R.J. et al. Criminal Law, Second Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2004, p. 192


Flag of EnglandHourglass icon  

This article related to the history of England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article related to English law is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article R_v_Prince, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.