Necessity is sometimes described as the doctrine of the lesser of two evils: the defendant was forced to act in the way he did because a failure to act would have resulted in a greater danger arising. That danger may result from a threat from another, or some other outside factor. For many years, it was thought that the defence of necessity did not exist. The case of [ case ], makes it clear that necessity is not a defence to murder.
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R v Dudley & Stevens (1884) 14 QBD 273
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Necessity is sometimes described as the doctrine of the lesser of two evils: the defendant was forced to act in the way he did because a failure to act would have resulted in a greater danger arising. That danger may result from a threat from another, or some other outside factor. For many years, it was thought that the defence of necessity did not exist. The case of [ case ], makes it clear that necessity is not a defence to murder.
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Necessity is sometimes described as the doctrine of the lesser of two evils: the defendant was forced to act in the way he did because a failure to act would have resulted in a greater danger arising. That danger may result from a threat from another, or some other outside factor. For many years, it was thought that the defence of necessity did not exist. The case of [ case ], makes it clear that necessity is not a defence to murder.
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R v Dudley & Stevens (1884) 14 QBD 273
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