R v Peter Stanton

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date14 March 1844
Date14 March 1844
CourtHigh Court

English Reports Citation: 174 E.R. 872

IN THE COURTS OF KING'S BENCH, COMMON PLEAS, AND EXCHEQUER, AND ON THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN CIRCUITS.

Regina
and
Peter Stanton

Referred to, R v. Camplin, 1845, post, p. 746

[415] (Crown Side) before Mr Justice Coleridge March 14th, 1844. regina v peter stanton (On an indictment for an assault, with intent to commit a rape, the prosecutnx stated, that the defendant, her medical man, being in her bed-room, directed her to lean forward on a bed, that he might apply an injection ; she did so, and the injection having been applied, she found the defendant was proceeding to have a criminal connexion with her, upon which she instantly raised herself up, and ran out of the room. She stated that the defendant had penetrated her peison " a little " :-Held, that if it had appeared that the defendant had intended to have had a criminal connexion with the prosecutnx by force, the complete offence of rape would, upon this evidence, have been proved, but that the thus getting...

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  • R. v. Leary
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 6 Mayo 1976
    ...an intention on his (accused's) part to commit the act by force against her will". And see Regina v. Stanton (1844), 1 Car & K. 415, 174 E.R. 872. In Rex v. Lloyd (1836), 7 C. & P. 318, 173 E.R. 141, the jury were told by Patteson J. "In order to find the prisoner guilty of an assau......
  • R. v. MacNeil, (1976) 16 N.S.R.(2d) 366 (CA)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • 15 Junio 1976
    ...an intent on his (accused's) part to commit the act by force against her will'. And see R. v. Stanton (1844), 1 Car. & K. 415, 174 E.R. 872. In R. v. Lloyd (1836), 7 C. & P. 318 at p. 319, 173 E.R. 141, the jury were told by Patteson J., 'In order to find the prisoner guilty of an a......
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