R v Egan
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judge | MR JUSTICE OGNALL,LORD JUSTICE McCOWAN |
| Judgment Date | 08 October 1996 |
| Judgment citation (vLex) | [1996] EWCA Crim J1008-24 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |
| Docket Number | No: 9507941/W3 |
| Date | 08 October 1996 |
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6 cases
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R v Antoine
...section 4A(3) that the accused did the act charged against him. The judge ruled, following the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Reg. v. Egan (Michael) [1998] 1 Cr.App.R. 121, that the Crown had to prove both the actus reus of murder and the appropriate mens rea, and he observed: "If they......
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R v Antoine
...all the elements of the offence of murder charged against the appellant, both actus reus and mens rea. Directing himself in accordance with R v Egan [1998] 1 Cr App R 121, the judge upheld that submission. He held (at page 6E of his ruling): "The Act provides that he shall not be convicted......
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Attorney General's Reference (No. 3 of 1998)
...a defendant "did the act or made the omission charged". Reluctantly, the judge felt that he was bound by the decision of this Court in R v Egan [1998] 1 CAR 121 to rule that the Crown had the burden of proving all the relevant elements of the offence, including mens rea. 13 After this rulin......
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R v Grant (Heather)
...more than the actus reus of the offence. He preferred the reasoning in Attorney General's Reference (No 3 of 1998) [2000] QB 401 to that in R v. Egan [1998] 1 Cr App R 121. He concluded that under s.4A(2) the prosecution does not need to establish more than the actus reus. In the course of ......
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