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R v Latimer [1886] 17 QBD 359

By Oxbridge Law TeamUpdated 04/01/2024 07:03

Judgement for the case R v Latimer

Table Of Contents

  • A prisoner tried to hit another, but actually hit woman beside him.

  • He was convicted and his appeal dismissed.

Lord Coleridge

  • Says that a malicious act carried out against a person, which in fact injures a third party, is considered guilty. 

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