Regina v. Dudley and Stephens
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens
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| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:(1884)_14_QBD_273_DC
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
1884-12-09
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Queen's_Bench_Division
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| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:Thomas_Dudley
gptkb:Edwin_Stephens |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Regina v. Dudley and Stephens
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| gptkbp:includesEvent |
shipwreck of the Mignonette
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| gptkbp:influenced |
legal doctrine of necessity in common law
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Lord_Coleridge
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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| gptkbp:legalSubject |
gptkb:murder
gptkb:crime necessity |
| gptkbp:plotSummary |
A landmark English criminal case establishing that necessity is not a defense to a charge of murder.
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| gptkbp:result |
Defendants found guilty of murder
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| gptkbp:sentence |
Death sentence, later commuted to six months imprisonment
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| gptkbp:victim |
gptkb:Richard_Parker
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| gptkbp:year |
1884
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:R_v._Dudley_and_Stephens
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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