[ case ]. In this case, a youth saw a woman being robbed and attempted to lawfully apprehend the robber. Williams arrived on the scene and mistakenly thought that the robber was being unlawfully attacked by the youth. Williams attacked the youth and was later charged under the OAPA 1861, s 47. Williams successfully argued self-defence. In fact, force was not necessary as the robber was not being unlawfully attacked. Williams was mistaken. But the court held that his actions must be judged according to the facts as he honestly believed them to be.
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R v Gladstone Williams (1984) 78 Cr App R 276 (CA)
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[ case ]. In this case, a youth saw a woman being robbed and attempted to lawfully apprehend the robber. Williams arrived on the scene and mistakenly thought that the robber was being unlawfully attacked by the youth. Williams attacked the youth and was later charged under the OAPA 1861, s 47. Williams successfully argued self-defence. In fact, force was not necessary as the robber was not being unlawfully attacked. Williams was mistaken. But the court held that his actions must be judged according to the facts as he honestly believed them to be.
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#crime #defences #law
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[ case ]. In this case, a youth saw a woman being robbed and attempted to lawfully apprehend the robber. Williams arrived on the scene and mistakenly thought that the robber was being unlawfully attacked by the youth. Williams attacked the youth and was later charged under the OAPA 1861, s 47. Williams successfully argued self-defence. In fact, force was not necessary as the robber was not being unlawfully attacked. Williams was mistaken. But the court held that his actions must be judged according to the facts as he honestly believed them to be.
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R v Gladstone Williams (1984) 78 Cr App R 276 (CA)
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