Summerson & Anor
Summerson & Anor [2026] EWCA Crim 625 (19 May 2026)
The Court of Appeal held that the appellants’ affray convictions were safe despite the absence of a separate mens rea direction, because the jury’s findings necessarily implied intention.
- Affray
- Conspiracy to commit criminal damage
- Public order act 1986
- Jury directions
- Mens rea
- Appeal against conviction