William Press (1st Appellant) Alexander Thompson (2nd Appellant) v R
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judge | Lord Justice Pitchford |
| Judgment Date | 24 October 2013 |
| Neutral Citation | [2013] EWCA Crim 1849 |
| Docket Number | Case No: 201204321 B3 and 201204253 B3 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |
| Date | 24 October 2013 |
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Stanton (aka Hone Ma Heke) v Police
...accept, however, the proposition that there is any useful analogy to be drawn with “battered woman” 4 5 6 In reliance on Press v R [2013] EWCA Crim 1849 at [38] where the defendant, who had was “hypersensitive to threatening situations”, a fact that was “plainly relevant” to his genuine bel......
2 books & journal articles
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Interpreting the Contours of Self-Defence within the Boundaries of the Rule of Law, the Common Law and Human Rights
...concept of the reasonable person such as Bedder vDPP [1954] 1 WLR1119 and DPP vCamplin [1978] AC 705.47. [2005] EWCA Crim 2264.48. [2013] EWCA Crim 1849.49. [2013] EWCA Crim 1725.336 The Journal of Criminal Law the defence of lawful chastisement had to evolve to reflect the greater emphasis......
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Intoxication, Rape and Secondary Liability: In What Circumstances Is a ‘Sheehan Direction’ Necessary When Determining the Liability of an Intoxicated Secondary Party?: R v Mohamadi [2020] EWCA Crim 327
...in the appellate courts, for example in R v Heard [2007] EWCA Crim 125,[2008] QB 43 at [17] (per Hughes LJ) and R v Press & Thompson [2013] EWCA Crim 1849 at [35] (perPitchford LJ). In R v Naylor [2003] EWCA Crim 863, Rix LJ described it as a ‘classic direction’ (at[18]). The Sheehan direct......