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United Kingdom Leading Case duressmurdersecondary party

R v Howe

[1987] UKHL 17; [1987] AC 417
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1987
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Duress is not available as a defence to murder, whether the accused is charged as a principal or as a secondary party.

Area of Law

Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence

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R v G and R [2003] UKHL 50; [2004] 1 AC 1034
R v Looseley; Attorney General's Reference (No 3 of 2000) [2001] UKHL 53; [2001] 1 WLR 2060
R v Sang [1979] UKHL 3; [1980] AC 402

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