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R v (1) JANET BAKER (2) CARL WILKINS (1996)

PUBLISHED October 17, 1996
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Ambit and ingredients of defence of duress of circumstances. Whether defence of lawful excuse under s.3 Criminal Law Act was available to charge of criminal damage where honest belief was as to facts which did not amount to an offence.

CA (Crim Div) (Brooke LJ, McCullough J, Judge Rivlin QC)

17/10/1996

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