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R v Ann Harris

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JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date18 June 1836
Date18 June 1836
CourtHigh Court

English Reports Citation: 173 E.R. 198

IN THE COURTS OF KING'S BENCH, COMMON PLEAS AND EXCHEQUER

Rex
and
Ann Harris

June 18th, 1836 rex v ann harris (Biting off the end of a person's nose is not a wounding within the meaning of the stat. 9 Geo, IV c 31, s 12 , nor is biting off a joint from a person's finger , as the statute is intended only to apply to wounding produced by some instrument, and not by the hands or teeth, &c ) The prisoner was indicted under the statute 9 Geo IV c 31, s 12, for wounding a female by biting off the end of her nose. Patteson, J , told the jury that in Rex v. Stevens, which had occurred a short time ago, the prisoner had been indicted under the .same section of the same statute for biting off the joint of a policeman's finger, and the case having been reserved for the opinion of the fifteen judges, they had determined that the offence of biting off [447] the joint of a finger did not come within the words " stabbing, cutting, or wounding " ; and the decision proceeded on the ground that it was evidently...

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