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Lewis v R, [1979] 2 S.C.R. 821 is a famous decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the relevance of motive in a criminal trial. The Court held that motive is never an essential element of a criminal offence but can be used as evidence to prove intent.
Janiak v. Ippolito, [1985] 1 SCR 146 : December 12, 1983 March 14, 1985 * Canadian Broadcasting League v. CRTC, [1985] 1 SCR 174 : March 27, 1985 March 27, 1985 V Monachan v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 176 : March 29, 1985 March 29, 1985 V Singh v. Minister of Employment and Immigration, [1985] 1 SCR 177 : April 30, May 1, 1984 April 4, 1985
Decision of Mr Justice Turner: Farrakhan v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2001] EWHC 781 (Admin) (1 October 2001), High Court (England and Wales) Decision of the Court of Appeal: R (on the application of Farrakhan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2002] EWCA 606 (30 April 2002), Court of Appeal (England and Wales)
The House of Lords delivered the following exposition of the rules: . the jurors ought to be told in all cases that every man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the ...
It is impossible to overstate how much Lewis and Tolkein's friendship impacted the shape of fantasy literature. The Real Story Behind How C.S. Lewis Helped J. R. R. Tolkien Shape The Lord of the Rings
R v R [1991] UKHL 12 is a House of Lords judgement in which R was convicted of attempting to rape his wife but appealed his conviction on the grounds of a marital rape exemption whereby R claimed a husband cannot be convicted of raping his wife as his wife had given consent to sexual intercourse through the contract of marriage which she could not withdraw.
One of the few non-commercial disputes relating to slavery arose in R v Stapylton (1771, unreported) in which Lord Mansfield sat. Stapylton was charged after attempting to forcibly deport his purported slave, Thomas Lewis. Stapylton's defence rested on the basis that as Lewis was his slave, his actions were lawful.
Subsequently, the rogue appended his signature that clearly displayed "R. A. Greene" on a cheque which he presented to the seller. As a result, he was granted the chance of taking away the car. The cheque bounced and the buyer was indeed not Richard Greene. The rogue sold the car to Averay, a third party who purchased the car in good faith.