Acts carried out before the start of enquiry which was intended to interfere with that enquiry may still pervert cause of justice. Here a body or weapon had been hidden in order to impede the inquiry.
Citations:
Independent 23-Apr-1993, Gazette 16-Jun-1993, [1993] QB 843, [1993] 97 Cr App R 395
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Rex v Tibbits and Windust 1902
The editor published articles prepared by a reporter, affecting the conduct and character of some persons under trial. Both the editor and the reporter were charged with unlawfully attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Held: Lord . .
Cited – Rex v Tibbits and Windust 1902
The editor published articles prepared by a reporter, affecting the conduct and character of some persons under trial. Both the editor and the reporter were charged with unlawfully attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Held: Lord . .
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Clark CACD 4-Apr-2003
The defendant had been involved in a car crash. He drove his car home, and reported the accident only the following day. He appealed against a conviction for attempting to pervert the course of justice, having defeated any possibility of his being . .
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Crime
Updated: 08 July 2022; Ref: scu.87590