Collins J considered the words of the statute: ‘It is obvious that the purpose of the Act is in every way to make it illegitimate for persons to do that which by the policy of the law can only be done by, or with the authority of, the Crown; the section therefore deals with as many possible ways of interfering with the monopoly of the Crown as occurred to the draftsman of the Act.’
Judges:
Collins J
Citations:
[1896] 2 QB 310
Statutes:
Post Office (Protection) Act 1884
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Heron; Regina v Storey; Regina v Thomas HL 25-Mar-1982
The defendants appealed against their convictions for conspiracy to counterfeit gold coins. They said no evidence had been brought to suggest their intention to commit any dishonest act. The House was asked whether the offence was one of specific or . .
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Crime
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.258439