Three Rules
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- Created on: 30-10-18 20:00
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- The Three Rules (cases)
- The Literal Rule
- CASES
- Cheeseman v DPP 1990
- D caught exposing himself in a public restroom
- Fisher v Bell 1960
- offence to offer knives for sale
- Whitely v Chappell 1868
- impersonated a dead man at the polls, dead man "not entitled to vote"
- L&NERCo v Berriman 1946
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- Cheeseman v DPP 1990
- CASES
- The Golden Rule
- CASES
- R v Allen 1872
- you cannot get married to two people at the same time; "marry" means "to go through a marriage ceremony"
- NARROW
- The court may only choose between the possible meanings of a word or phrase
- NARROW
- you cannot get married to two people at the same time; "marry" means "to go through a marriage ceremony"
- Adler v George 1967
- you cannot commit a crime in "the vicinity" and not actually in the prohibited place
- NARROW
- The court may only choose between the possible meanings of a word or phrase
- NARROW
- you cannot commit a crime in "the vicinity" and not actually in the prohibited place
- Re Sigworth 1935
- son murdered his mother for his inheritance; the literal rule would be repungant
- WIDE
- where the words have only one clear meaning, but it would lead to a repugnant situation
- WIDE
- son murdered his mother for his inheritance; the literal rule would be repungant
- R v Allen 1872
- The Golden rule of a modification of the literal rule to avoid an interpretation that is absurd.
- WIDE
- where the words have only one clear meaning, but it would lead to a repugnant situation
- CASES
- The Mischief Rule
- The Literal Rule
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