R v R
id:
r-v-r-184-10133047
title:
R v R
text:
R v R [1991] UKHL 12 is a decision in which the House of Lords determined that under English criminal law, it is a crime for a husband to rape his wife. In 1990, the defendant, referred to in the judgment only as R to protect the identity of the victim, had been convicted of attempting to rape his wife. He appealed the conviction on the grounds of a purported marital rape exemption under common law. R claimed that it was not legally possible for a husband to rape his wife, as the wife had given
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
English marital rape trial
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_R
date created:
2009-07-09T13:50:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T09:42:42Z
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