R v May
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Year | 1912 |
| Date | 1912 |
| Court | Court of Appeal |
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11 cases
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R v Kimber
...tries to prove that the complainant did not consent to what was done. The burden of proving lack of consent rests upon the prosecution: see R. v. May (1912) 3 K.B. 572 per Lord Alverstone, C.J. at p. 575. The consequence is that the prosecution has to prove that the defendant intended to la......
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R v K
...tries to prove that the complainant did not consent to what was done. The burden of proving lack of consent rests upon the prosecution: see Reg v May [1912] 3 KB 572, 575, per Lord Alverstone CJ. The consequence is that the prosecution has to prove that the defendant intended to lay hands ......
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R v Court
...to what was done. The burden of proving lack of consent rests upon the prosecution: see May (1912) 8 Cr. App. R. 63; (1912) 3 K.B. 572 per Lord Alverstone, C.J. at p. 575. The consequence is that the prosecution has to prove that the defendant intended to lay hands on his victim without he......
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Hksar v Choi Wai Lun
...Set out in Section H.2 below. [41] R v Court [1989] AC 28 at 41-42. [42] Ibid at 44;R v K [2002] 1 AC 462 at 468. [43] R v May [1912] 3 KB 572. [44] R v Court [1989] AC 28 at 42. As Lord Ackner held, it is not necessary to prove that the person assaulted was aware of the circumstances of in......
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1 books & journal articles
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Consensual Assault - Just what is the law?
...harm by sections 18 and 20. 3 Coward v. Baddeley (1859) 4 H & N 478; R v. Coney (1882) 8 QBD 534; R v. Donovan [1934] 2 KB 498; R v. May [1912] 3 KB 572; Attorney General's Reference No.6 of 1980 [1981] QB 715; R v. Brown [1993] 2 All ER 75. 4 See the leading decision of R. v. Brown [1993] ......