Crouther’s case: 1599

A constable was indicted for refusing to make a hue and cry after notice of a burglary committed in the night.

Citations:

(1599) 2 Hawk PC 116

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedAttorney General’s Reference (No 3 of 2003) CACD 7-Apr-2004
Police Officers had been acquitted of misconduct in public office. They had stood by in a police station custody suite as a prisoner lay on the floor and died.
Held: The trial took place before R -v- G which had overruled Caldwell. The . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Crime

Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.196543