Att. Gen. v Weston [1980] JLR 43 (21 April 1980)

Att. Gen. v Weston [1980] JLR 43 (21 April 1980)

A combination of the specified acts is sufficient to amount to conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace.

Citation
[1980] JLR 43
Parties
Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Weston
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
21 April 1980
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Outcome
conduct held capable of constituting breach of the peace
Legal Topics
Breach of the Peace, Theft, Harassment

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Parties

Attorney General

Applicant

Weston

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether a combination of theft, physical obstruction, pestering by visits and telephone calls, and prowling outside a house at night constitutes conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace.

Ratio Decidendi

A combination of the specified acts is sufficient to amount to conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace.

Court Disposition

conduct held capable of constituting breach of the peace