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Attorney General's Reference (No 3 of 1994)

[1998] AC 245; [1997] UKHL 31; [1997] 3 All ER 936; [1997] 3 WLR 421; [1998] 1 Cr App R 91
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1997
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Where a defendant stabs a pregnant woman and the child, born alive, later dies of the in utero injuries, the defendant cannot be guilty of murder (a double transfer of malice is impermissible) but can be guilty of unlawful act manslaughter.

Area of Law

c

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