R v Dudley and Stephens
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R v Dudley and Stephens 14 QBD 273, DC is a leading English criminal case which established a precedent throughout the common law world that necessity is not a defence to a charge of murder. Wikipedia
Date decided: December 9, 1884
Ruling court: High Court of Justice
Decided: 9 December 1884
Judge(s) sitting: Lord Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice; Mr Justice Grove; Mr Justice Denman; Lord Pollock; Lord Huddleston
Prior action(s): Finding of the facts only: jury trial at Exeter Assizes