The court was asked whether the Justices were entitled to find that the officers were acting in the execution of their duty without the production in court of the warrant or notice of authority. There was no evidence as to the actual existence of a warrant.
Held: They were
Judges:
Laws LJ
Citations:
[1998] EWHC Admin 917
Links:
Statutes:
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 18
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Sykes v Crown Prosecution Service (Manchester) Admn 16-Oct-2013
The defendant appealed against his conviction for obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty, saying that there had been no evidence that at the time of the events, the officer was acting in the lawful execution of his duty. He . .
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Magistrates
Updated: 11 October 2022; Ref: scu.139038