Appeal against conviction for having bladed article, being a blunt butter knife without a point. Held: The appeal failed. The section made an unqualified reference to a ‘bladed article’. Davies did not establish that only sharp objects were caught. Judges: Laws LJ, Steel J Citations: [2005] EWHC 1132 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Criminal Justice Act … Continue reading Brooker v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 12 Apr 2005

The court was asked whether a screwdriver fell within the prohibition of section 139(2). It was apparently an ordinary screwdriver with no sharp point, but it had what the trial judge had described as ‘blades positioned on each side of the driving . .