R v Yip Chiu Cheung [1995] 1 WLR 153

Written By Nicolas Heyes

Court: Privy Council

Facts: An undercover police officer, D2 (Defendant 2) , arranged with D1 (Defendant 1) for drug trafficking but missed the arrest. D1 was convicted of conspiracy.

Held: Appeal Dismissed. Conviction upheld. The court found that D1's intent at the time of agreement was sufficient, regardless of D2’s motives or subsequent actions.

Key Judicial Statement: Lord Hutton remarked, "The defendant's intention at the time of agreement to commit the crime is sufficient; motives or subsequent failures do not affect this intent."

Nicolas Heyes
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