The appellant’s brother had been stopped by police and given his name and address as the driver of the car. The appellant was charged with perverting the course of justice on the basis that he had failed to respond to the summons against him arising out of his brother’s driving.
Held: The appellant had not done any act or pursued any course of conduct that could amount to the actus reus of the offence: inaction was not enough.
Citations:
Times 15-Feb-1995, Gazette 29-Mar-1995, (1995) Crim LR 738
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Clark CACD 4-Apr-2003
The defendant had been involved in a car crash. He drove his car home, and reported the accident only the following day. He appealed against a conviction for attempting to pervert the course of justice, having defeated any possibility of his being . .
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Crime
Updated: 08 October 2022; Ref: scu.86836
