R v Purcell
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judge | THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE |
| Judgment Date | 11 March 1986 |
| Judgment citation (vLex) | [1986] EWCA Crim J0311-2 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |
| Docket Number | No. 2422/C/85 |
| Date | 11 March 1986 |
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5 cases
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Richards v The State
...of the jury, to find him guilty on the first count, that is, shooting at Alana Ram with intent to do her grievous bodily harm.” 39 In R v Purcell 83 Cr. App. R. 45, 48CA the court gave guidance on how the jury ought to be directed where there is an allegation of an intention to cause grievo......
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Hksar v Ma Kwok Fai
...what inferences may be drawn regarding a defendant’s intention in relation to a particular act. The following passage in R v Purcell (1986) 83 Cr App R 45 at p.48 sets out the appropriate “The direction which the judge would have given on intent had he had the opportunity (which the judge i......
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Hksar v Lo Tak Chi
...In R v Saunders [1985] Crim. L.R. 230, it was held that a broken nose was, on any view really serious bodily harm. R v Purcell (1986) 83 Cr. App. R. 45 was a case decided on intent rather than the meaning of grievous bodily harm. Purcell pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with i......
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R v Peter John Ronan
...this court, both decided in 1986, and in which the Lord Chief Justice in each case gave the judgment of the court. In Frank Purcell (1986) 83 Cr.App.R. 45, which was a case of section 18, causing grievous bodily harm with intent, the Lord Chief Justice referred to Moloney and to Hancock and......
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