R v. Coney
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R v. Coney 8 QBD 534 is an English case in which the Court for Crown Cases Reserved
found that a bare-knuckle fight
was an assault occasioning actual bodily harm, despite the consent
of the participants. This marked the end of widespread public bare-knuckle contests in England.
The case also found that voluntary attendance as a spectator was evidence that could be put to the jury to support a charge of aiding and abetting
the assault.
The case has wide applicability to consensual crime
cases down to the present day as in R v. Brown.
Court for Crown Cases Reserved
The Court for Crown Cases Reserved was an English appellate court for criminal cases established in 1848 to hear references from the trial judge. It did not allow a retrial, only judgment on a point of law. Neither did it create a right of appeal and only a few selected cases were heard every...
found that a bare-knuckle fight
Bare-knuckle boxing
Bare-knuckle boxing is the original form of boxing, closely related to ancient combat sports...
was an assault occasioning actual bodily harm, despite the consent
Consensual crime
A consensual crime is a public order crime that involves more than one participant, all of whom give their consent as willing participants in an activity that is unlawful....
of the participants. This marked the end of widespread public bare-knuckle contests in England.
The case also found that voluntary attendance as a spectator was evidence that could be put to the jury to support a charge of aiding and abetting
Aiding and abetting
Criminal=Aiding and abetting is an additional provision in United States criminal law, for situations where it cannot be shown the party personally carried out the criminal offense, but where another person may have carried out the illegal act as an agent of the charged, working together with or...
the assault.
The case has wide applicability to consensual crime
Consensual crime
A consensual crime is a public order crime that involves more than one participant, all of whom give their consent as willing participants in an activity that is unlawful....
cases down to the present day as in R v. Brown.