alleryStart learning →Heydon's Case first asks what the common law was:
ABefore the Act was made
BAfter the Act was made
CWhen the offence occurred
DIn a foreign country
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Before the Act was made
The first of the four points is the position of the common law before the making of the Act.
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