Held: A jury’s verdict that a person with disability had done the acts charged was not an acquittal and did not allow to the court the power to make a restraining order under section 5A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
Judges:
Sir Brian Leveson P, Openshaw, Dove JJ
Citations:
[2015] EWCA Crim 109, [2015] WLR(D) 18, [2015] 1 WLR 2818, [2015] 1 Cr App R 26, [2015] 1 Cr App R (S) 61
Links:
Statutes:
Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 3, Fraud Act 2006 1, Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964, Protection from Harassment Act 1997 5A
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 06 July 2022; Ref: scu.543049