Edwin Stephens was the first mate of the Mignonette who participated in the killing of cabin boy Richard Parker alongside Captain Dudley and stood trial in R v Dudley and Stephens (1884).
Stephens's trial alongside Dudley confirmed the legal principle that the necessity defense does not excuse murder even in extreme survival situations, establishing an enduring precedent in Anglo-American criminal law.
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