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R v Richards (Isabelle)

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Defendant Richards hired Bryant and Squires to beat up her husband severely enough to put him in the hospital for a month. When the defendant's husband was leaving work, Richards gave a signal to Bryant and Squires, who assaulted him in an alley. The injuries were not as serious as anticipated and
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or battery cannot be convicted of a more serious offence than the principal inflicted even if they had asked for a more serious assault nor related to the type of harm in question be, in contrast to the encouraged principals, attributed
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Richards, Bryant, and Squires were all charged with violations of the Offences Against the Person Act, 1861. Section 18 requires intent to cause wounding or grievous bodily harm, and its violation is a
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value—quashed her conviction on the basis that one could not be held criminally liable for a more serious offence when the more serious offence did not occur.
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Bryant and Squires were convicted of this under s. 20 yet Richards was convicted of the felony under s. 18. She
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can charge/offence for schemed attack outweigh that for substantive (principal) culprits
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The Crown against or and (or more formally Regina versus) Isabella Christina Richards
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Conviction at Bournement Crown Court (trial presided by Judge Pennant) in May 1973
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incitement, counselling and procuring, aiding and abetting, encouraging
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component) does not entail such intent; it is a serious
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Court of Appeal (England and Wales)
English
appellate decision
inciter or encourager
assault
specific intent
felony
lesser included
misdemeanor
appealed
Court of Appeal (England and Wales)
precedent
(snippet view) index
Index Card - case preview
Categories
English criminal case law
1974 in United Kingdom case law
High Court of Justice cases

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