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Betts v Armstead

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Sherras v De Rutzen
Alphacell Ltd v Woodward
A-G v Lockwood
R v Woodrow
R v Stephens
public nuisance
Fitzpatrick v Kelly
Roberts v Egerton
Betts v Armstead
Morden v Porter
notable English mens rea cases
Sweet v Parsley
English criminal law
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Queen's Bench
strict liability
Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875
38 & 39 Vict.
statute
mens rea
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