The defendant had been asked by a police officer to identify himself after an accident. He produced a Czech driving licence which he knew to be false, even though it gave his correct name.
Held: His appeal failed. The charge was not in misidentifying himself, but in producing an identity document which he knew to be false in order to establish a registerable fact.
Judges:
Lord Justice Hooper, Mr Justice Openshaw and Judge Nicholas Cooke, QC
Links:
Statutes:
Identity Cards Act 2006 25(1) 25(2)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 17 August 2022; Ref: scu.407494
