# Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945, Section 37: Abolition of presumption of coercion of married woman by husband.

Extent: N.I.

Any presumption of law that an offence committed by a wife in the presence of her husband is committed under the coercion of the husband is hereby abolished, but on a charge against a spouse or civil partner for any offence other than treason or murder it shall be a good defence to prove that the offence was committed in the presence of, and under the coercion of, the other spouse or civil partner .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1945/15/section/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-northern-ireland-1945/section-37
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