Errington and Others' Case
Newcastle Assizes
168 Eng. Rep. 1133 (1838)
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Errington and other defendants covered a sleeping man with straw and threw hot cinders on him as what they intended to be a frightening prank; the straw ignited and the man burned to death. The defendants were charged with the man's death, and the jury was asked whether their conduct amounted to murder or manslaughter.
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Whether a criminal defendant may be guilty of murder where he did not intend to kill the victim, but only intended to cause him serious bodily harm.