Clements v Ohrly: 1847

Similarity of handwriting alone is not enough to constitute probable cause for charging a person with forgery without evidence of other circumstances.

Judges:

Lord Denman CJ

Citations:

[1847]

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedMatin v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis CA 20-Jun-2002
The claimant sought to have restored his claim for malicious prosecution.
Held: ‘The fact that there might be an arguable case that the prosecutor was activated by malice, that is to say, to prosecute for an improper motive, does not of itself . .
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Evidence

Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.191984