Rex v. Chisser
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rex-v-chisser-182-9258293
title:
Rex v. Chisser
text:
Rex v. Chisser, Court of King's Bench (1678), T. Ryan 275, 83 Eng. Rep. 142, is a criminal case interpreting possession and criminal intent in larceny. A merchant handed merchandise to Chisser, who then haggled over the price then ran out of the shop with the merchandise without agreeing to a price. At the time, common law was that larceny required a trespass to acquire possession. Although the property was handed to Chisser, the court found that although the merchant gave physical possession to
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1678 English criminal law case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_v._Chisser
date created:
2016-11-21T14:02:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T13:39:19Z
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