Atkin v Director of Public Prosecutions: CACD 1989

‘The phrase ‘uses towards another person’ means, in the context of section 4(1)(a) ‘uses in the presence of and in the direction of another person directly.”

Judges:

Taylor LJ

Citations:

[1989] 89 Cr App R 199

Statutes:

Public Order Act 1986 4(1)(a)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedI v Director of Public Prosecutions etc HL 8-Mar-2001
A group of youths carried petrol bombs in public, anticipating a confrontation with another group. They did not brandish them or actually threaten anybody. On dispersal by the police the bombs were dropped. On being charged with affray it was held . .
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Crime

Updated: 11 September 2022; Ref: scu.237690