Taffurelli & Ors, R (on the application of) v DPP

Taffurelli & Ors, R (on the application of) v DPP

The court was entitled to find the appellants guilty of harassment based on the specific findings of deliberate failure to control dogs' barking and acts of criminal damage, which together constituted a course of conduct under the Act.

Parties
Appellant: Gino Taffurelli; Appellant: Lee Taffurelli; Respondent: DPP; Complainant: Joanna Wyatt; Complainant: Jacqueline Spencer
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
25 November 2004
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal by Way of Case Stated / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Harassment, Criminal Damage, Failure to Control Animals
Criminal Law Harassment Criminal Damage Failure to Control Animals

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Parties

Gino Taffurelli

Appellant

Lee Taffurelli

Appellant

DPP

Respondent

Joanna Wyatt

Complainant

Jacqueline Spencer

Complainant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal by Way of Case Stated / Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether deliberate failure to control dogs' barking can constitute harassment under section 2 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997
  2. 2 Whether the appellants' conduct amounted to a course of conduct known to be harassment

Ratio Decidendi

The court was entitled to find the appellants guilty of harassment based on the specific findings of deliberate failure to control dogs' barking and acts of criminal damage, which together constituted a course of conduct under the Act.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

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