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in fear of their lives certain mariners
in cargo junk No.206.V. with intent to
carry away the said junk, her tackle and
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cargo from the owners thereof and to
steal the same. After the verdict of
guilty of the jury the following question
of law was reserved by the trial judge
viz: "Whether an accused person may be
convicted of piracy in circumstances
where no robbery has occurred", piracy
being understood to refer to piracy
jure gentium since the crime if it were
one was committed by foreigners on the
High Seas. By the judgment of the Full
Court of Hong Kong delivered on the
1st April, 1931, this question was
determined in the negative with the
result that the conviction was quashed
and the prisoners were discharged. No
appeal lies from the above judgment of
the Full Court which is and remains
binding
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