Shaw v DPP

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Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation [1962] AC 220
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1962
gptkbp:defendant Charles Henry Shaw
gptkbp:fullName Shaw v Director of Public Prosecutions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shaw v DPP
gptkbp:judge gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:legalIssue conspiracy to corrupt public morals
gptkbp:principle judicial creation of new common law offences
gptkbp:prosecutor gptkb:Director_of_Public_Prosecutions
gptkbp:relatedConcept common law
public morals
gptkbp:relatedTo Knuller v DPP
gptkbp:result conviction upheld
gptkbp:significance established the offence of conspiracy to corrupt public morals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lord_Reid
gptkb:Lord_William_Reid
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7