It is not necessary for a charging officer to believe that the prosecution will result in a conviction before charging a prisoner.
Citations:
[1863] 11 WR 516
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Glinski v McIver HL 1962
The court considered the tort of malicious prosecution when committed by a police officer, saying ‘But these cases must be carefully watched so as to see that there really is some evidence from his conduct that he knew it was a groundless charge.’ . .
Cited – Osman v The United Kingdom ECHR 28-Oct-1998
Police’s Complete Immunity was Too Wide
(Grand Chamber) A male teacher developed an obsession with a male pupil. He changed his name by deed poll to the pupil’s surname. He was required to teach at another school. The pupil’s family’s property was subjected to numerous acts of vandalism, . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Police
Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.183664