Transferred malice
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- Created on: 01-02-12 19:20
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Transfer of guilty intention
The defendant can be guilty if he intended to commit a similar crime but against a different victim.
E.g. aiming a punch at one person with the necessary men's rea but actually hitting another person.
Latimer (1986) - the defendant aimed a blow at a man but actually hit a woman. He…
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