Judges:
Lord Ellenborough
Citations:
[1813] 3 Camp 420, [1813] EngR 498, (1813) 170 ER 1431 (B)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Dictum Approved – Williams v Dawson 1788
Buller J said: ‘That if a peace officer of his own head takes a person into custody on suspicion, he must prove that there was such a crime committed; but that if he receives a person into custody on a charge preferred by another of felony or a . .
Cited by:
Cited – Christie v Leachinsky HL 25-Mar-1947
Arrested Person must be told basis of the Arrest
Police officers appealed against a finding of false imprisonment. The plaintiff had been arrested under the 1921 Act, but this provided no power of arrest (which the appellant knew). The officers might lawfully have arrested the plaintiff for the . .
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Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.259581