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Regina v. Dudley and Stephens



Regina v. Dudley and Stephens ([1884] 14 QBD 273 DC) is a leading English criminal case famous for its establishing the precedent on the use of 'necessity' as a criminal defense, and for its use of the 'slippery slope' argument in formulating its holding.



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