The applicants each took part in an occupation of pods on the London Eye. They appealed convictions for threatening criminal damage, alleging the judge had misdirected the jury on the necessary ingredients of the offence.
Held: Section 2, as opposed to section 1, did not refer to recklessness, requiring under either sub-section, the threat that damage would be caused, but differing again according to the ownership of the property threatened. The sections required clear explanation for the jury, and that had not been given here, and the appeals were allowed.
Judges:
Lord Justice Kennedy, Mr Justice Aikens and Mr Justice Pitchford
Citations:
Times 28-Mar-2002
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.168068
