Where a person is in possession of an article by its nature an offensive weapon, there will be ‘a very heavy burden on any person in possession . . . to satisfy any court that he had it for such an innocent purpose’ to constitute a reasonable excuse.
[1983] 1 WLR 393
Prevention of Crime Act 1953 1
England and Wales
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Cited – Director of Public Prosecutions v Patterson Admn 19-Oct-2004
Prosecutor’s appeal against dismissal of charge for possession of offensive weapon. The defendant had a butterfly knife with him when arrested. the respondent went with his father to a shopping precinct at 3 o’clock on the day concerned and that he . .
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Crime
Updated: 27 December 2021; Ref: scu.220009