Doli incapax abolished in the UK

The House of Lords last week held in R v JTB [2009] UKHL 20 that s 34 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 abolished the defence as well as the presumption of doli incapax.Doli incapax (Latin for 'incapable of deceit') is the legal doctrine that children can't commit a crime because they don't know …

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