A ploce constable can justify an arrest made on a charge preferred by another person, although no felony had in fact been committed.
Citations:
[1780] 1 Doug. 359
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Christie v Leachinsky HL 25-Mar-1947
Arrested Person must be told basis of the Arrest
Police officers appealed against a finding of false imprisonment. The plaintiff had been arrested under the 1921 Act, but this provided no power of arrest (which the appellant knew). The officers might lawfully have arrested the plaintiff for the . .
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Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.259580