It was a reasonable excuse for a person to have in his possession a machete knife in its scabbard and a catapult for use for killing grey squirrels, so that he could obtain food for his wild birds. The court was mainly concerned as to whether the items found were dangerous per se.
Citations:
[1987] 85 Cr App R 235
Statutes:
Prevention of Crime Act 1953 1
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Director of Public Prosecutions v Patterson Admn 19-Oct-2004
Prosecutor’s appeal against dismissal of charge for possession of offensive weapon. The defendant had a butterfly knife with him when arrested. the respondent went with his father to a shopping precinct at 3 o’clock on the day concerned and that he . .
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Crime
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.220010
