Where a hotel guest achieved an arrangement with the hotel management, so that they did not expect payment as he left, that was enough to defeat an allegation that he had made off without payment. This applied even if the agreement was obtained by deception. The section permitted no analysis of the motives or beliefs underlying the agreement which set aside the normal expectation.
Citations:
Times 13-Mar-2001, Gazette 05-Apr-2001
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 29 August 2022; Ref: scu.88697