Attorney General’s Reference (No 1 of 1980): CACD 1981

Section 17 is not to be reduced in the requirements of the offence. Knowledge of the purpose of a document is not an element required to be proved.

Citations:

[1981] 1 WLR 34, (1981) 72 Cr App R 60

Statutes:

Theft Act 1968 17

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRegina v Graham, Kansal, etc CACD 25-Oct-1996
The court discussed when it was appropriate for the Court of Appeal to substitute other lesser convictions, after the main conviction had been declared unsafe.
Held: After studying the authorities at length, the court felt that the various . .
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Criminal Sentencing

Updated: 14 September 2022; Ref: scu.183255