Landmark case · Law of Crimes · Semester 2

R. v. Prince

(1875) LR 2 CCR 154 · Court for Crown Cases Reserved

A defendant who took a girl under sixteen from her father's possession was guilty though he reasonably believed she was older; mistake as to age was no defence.

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Nature of crime, elements of liability and territorial application — Unit I, Law of Crimes.

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