R v Austin
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judge | LORD JUSTICE WATKINS |
| Judgment Date | 24 July 1980 |
| Judgment citation (vLex) | [1980] EWCA Crim J0724-1 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |
| Date | 24 July 1980 |
| Docket Number | Nos. 328/A/79: 364/A/79: 365/A/79: 366/A/79 |
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R v Burns (James)
...of such child, or taking such child out of the possession of any person having the lawful charge thereof." 23 This Court in the case of R. v. Austin (1981) 72 Cr. App. R. 104, had to decide whether or not that proviso gave immunity from prosecution to the father of a child who took it by fo......
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IL v R
...only the acts of the participants who share a common purpose is consistent with the controversial 64 English decisions in Bourne65, R v Austin66, and R v Cogan67. However, there is difficulty with some of the reasoning in those cases. The difficulty, not confined to the criminal law 68, ari......
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R v D
...14 years of age. 50 But, so it may be argued, seeing that a father is not in peril of conviction either under section 56(1) – see R. v. Austin and Others (1981) 72 Cr.App.R. 104– or in respect of a legitimate child under section 20(1), he may never be exposed to punishment for taking away a......