Appeal by the Crown against the trial judge’s ruling rejecting the submission that the offence of bringing a prohibited article into prison under section 40C(1)(a) of the Prison Act 1952 as amended is an offence of absolute or strict liability which does not require the prosecution to prove any element of mens rea.
Held: Dismissed.
Judges:
Lord Justice Rix
Citations:
[2009] EWCA Crim 2615, [2010] 4 All ER 51, [2010] 2 Cr App Rep 33, [2011] 1 WLR 822
Links:
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.406139
