Economics 3366A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Court For Crown Cases Reserved, Misdemeanor
8 Oct 2020
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Fighting is unlawful: r v young (1866): No doubt if death ensured from a fight, it would be manslaughter because a fight. [is] a dangerous thing and likely to kill. : attorney-general"s reference (no. Two teenage boys decided to resolve an issue by fighting. The crown court judge told to the jury to acquit. The ag referred it to the court of appeal. Most fights will be unlawful regardless of consent. : r v jobidon (1991), supreme court of canada: Fight that started in a hotel bar and ended in the car park. One of the men died and the survivor was charged with and convicted of manslaughter. He tried to argue that it was consensual. There is precious little utility in fist fights or street brawls. They so often result in serious injury the sanctity of the human body should militate against the validity of consent to bodily harm inflicted in a fight.
