R v Thomas
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Year | 1959 |
| Date | 1959 |
| Court | Court of Criminal Appeal |
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R v Clegg
...There is no such general defence known to English law, nor was any such defence raised at the trial. As long ago as 1816 it was held in Rex v. Thomas that a sentry who fired in the belief that it was his duty to do so had no defence to a charge of murder. For a recent illustration, see the ......
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R v Humphrys
...of repeated punishments for the same offence is now governed by the Interpretation Act 1889, section 33, which, as Humphreys J. said in R. v. Thomas [1950] 1 K.B. 26 at page, 31, "adds nothing to and detracts nothing from the common 172The law is not that a man may not be punished twice fo......
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R v Humphrys
...of repeated punishments for the same offence is now governed by the Interpretation Act 1889, section 33, which, as Humphreys J. said in R. v. Thomas [1950] 1 K.B. 26 at page, 31, "adds nothing to and detracts nothing from the common 172The law is not that a man may not be punished twice fo......
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