Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
|
| gptkbp:area |
gptkb:crime
|
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:murder
gptkb:English_criminal_case law of necessity |
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:(1884)_14_QBD_273_DC
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
1884-12-09
|
| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:Thomas_Dudley
gptkb:Edwin_Stephens |
| gptkbp:factsOfCase |
Shipwrecked sailors killed and ate a cabin boy to survive
|
| gptkbp:fullName |
Regina v Dudley and Stephens
|
| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Queen's_Bench_Division
gptkb:Lord_Coleridge |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:England
|
| gptkbp:principle |
necessity is not a defense to murder
|
| gptkbp:sentence |
death sentence, later commuted to six months imprisonment
|
| gptkbp:significance |
landmark case on necessity defense
|
| gptkbp:verdict |
guilty
|
| gptkbp:victim |
gptkb:Richard_Parker
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Richard_Everard_Webster,_1st_Viscount_Alverstone
gptkb:English_Common_Law |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v Dudley and Stephens
|