Privy Council Wellington
28 March; 1 May 1984
Lord Scarman, Lord Elwyn-Jones, Lord Brandon of Oakbrook, Lord Brightman and Sir George Baker
28 March; 1 May 1984
Lord Scarman, Lord Elwyn-Jones, Lord Brandon of Oakbrook, Lord Brightman and Sir George Baker
Criminal law — Rape — Defence of consent — Relevant time for determining consent — At moment of penetration accused believed woman to be consenting, but after penetration he realised that she was not consenting, but he did not desist — Whether accused guilty of rape — Crimes Act 1961, ss 127 and 128.
Criminal law — Appeal to Privy Council — Application for legal aid to prosecute an appeal to the Privy Council had been refused by the Court of Appeal on grounds of lack of jurisdiction — Whether s 2(1) of the Offenders Legal Aid Act 1954 empowered the Court of Appeal to grant legal aid for a Privy Council appeal.
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