The defendant appealed his convicion for failiing to obey an order to return, after also being accused of being absent without leave from his duties.
Held: The fact of being absent without leave did not excuse a failure to obey a lawful order.
Judges:
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, LCJ, David J, Simon J
Citations:
Times 23-Oct-2007
Statutes:
Naval Discipline Act 1957 17(1)(a)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Armed Forces, Crime
Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.261442
