Att. Gen. v Duncan [1980] JLR 249 (30 October 1980)

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

  1. 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