A defendant found in a park for the purpose of fornication was not guilty of the offence under the Act because fornication was not a criminal offence.
Citations:
[1860] 25 JP 39
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Approved – Smith v Chief Superintendent, Woking Police Station 1983
The defendant entered the garden of a private house and looked through the windows of the house occupied by the victim. She was terrified. The Justices concluded that the defendant had deliberately frightened the victim, and that that constituted an . .
Cited – L v Crown Prosecution Service Admn 16-Jul-2007
The defendant, a youth, apealed his conviction under the 1824 Act of being found on enclosed premises for an unlawful purpose.
Held: No unlawful purpose had been shown and the conviction was quashed. . .
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Crime
Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.259199
