Att. Gen. v Munn [1966] JJ 603 (14 April 1966)
Assisting an offender during police intervention is treated as obstruction of a police officer, with little distinction between the offender and the person interfering.
- Citation
- [1966] JJ 603
- Parties
- Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Munn
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 14 April 1966
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Judgment
- Outcome
- guilty
- Legal Topics
- Obstruction of Police, Assisting Offender
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Parties
Attorney General
Applicant
Munn
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether assisting an offender during police intervention constitutes obstruction of a police officer
Ratio Decidendi
Assisting an offender during police intervention is treated as obstruction of a police officer, with little distinction between the offender and the person interfering.
Court Disposition
guilty
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