Att. Gen. v Duncan [1980] JLR 249 (30 October 1980)
An accused is properly convicted of malicious damage if, with intention to damage property, he in fact causes damage to other property.
- Citation
- [1980] JLR 249
- Parties
- Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Duncan
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 30 October 1980
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Appeal
- Outcome
- conviction upheld
- Legal Topics
- Malicious Damage, Malice, Transferred Malice
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Parties
Attorney General
Applicant
Duncan
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether an accused can be convicted of malicious damage if, intending to damage one property, he in fact damages another property
Ratio Decidendi
An accused is properly convicted of malicious damage if, with intention to damage property, he in fact causes damage to other property.
Court Disposition
conviction upheld
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