THE QUEEN v. DUDLEY AND STEPHENS December 9, 1884

THE QUEEN v. DUDLEY AND STEPHENS December 9, 1884 Criminal Law -- Murder -- Killing and eating Flesh of Human Being under Pressure of Hunger -- "Necessity" -- Special Verdict -- Certiorari -- Offence on High Seas -- Jurisdiction of High Court A man who, in order to escape death from hunger, kills another for the purpose of eating his

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