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Commonwealth v. Murphy

Citations

  • 165 Mass. 66
  • 42 N.E. 504
  • 1895 Mass. LEXIS 18

How courts have described this case

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  • defense refused in prosecution for assault with intent to rape because the defendant's intended fornication provided the mains animus
  • defense refused in prosecution for assault with intent to rape because the defendant's intended fornication provided the malus animus
  • defendant asked for instruction that he could not be convicted unless he “knew or had good reason to believe that the girl was under sixteen years of age”
  • defendant asked for instruction that he could not be convicted unless he \knew or had good reason to believe that the girl was under sixteen years of age\

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Judges: Knowlton

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