R v Howe

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:area gptkb:crime
gptkbp:citation R v Gotts
[1987] AC 417
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkbp:date 1987
gptkbp:effect clarified law on duress and murder
gptkbp:fullName Regina v Howe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R v Howe
gptkbp:involvedCrime gptkb:murder
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Lord_Griffiths
gptkb:House_of_Lords
Lord Hailsham
Lord Goff
Lord Bridge
Lord Mackay
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:overruledBy DPP for Northern Ireland v Lynch
gptkbp:predecessor duress not available for attempted murder
gptkbp:principle duress is not a defence to murder
gptkbp:subject duress as a defence to murder
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Law_Lords
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7