Vaughan v. Procurator Fiscal [2004] ScotHC 50 (06 August 2004)

Vaughan v. Procurator Fiscal [2004] ScotHC 50 (06 August 2004)

Appellant's refusal to cooperate at police headquarters did not constitute a crime as the warrant required medical practitioners to determine examination methods, and the refusal should have been tested at the hospital; no offence was committed without this test.

Citation
[2004] ScotHC 50
Parties
Appellant: Stephen Vaughan; Respondent: Procurator Fiscal, Perth
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
06 August 2004
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence
Outcome
conviction and sentence quashed
Legal Topics
Attempting to Defeat the Ends of Justice, Refusal to Submit to Internal Search, Lawful Search Warrant, Medical Examination Consent
Criminal Law Attempting to Defeat the Ends of Justice Refusal to Submit to Internal Search Lawful Search Warrant Medical Examination Consent

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Parties

Stephen Vaughan

Appellant

Procurator Fiscal, Perth

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether refusal to submit to internal search under lawful warrant constitutes attempt to defeat the ends of justice
  2. 2 Whether appellant's refusal at police headquarters amounts to a criminal offence

Ratio Decidendi

Appellant's refusal to cooperate at police headquarters did not constitute a crime as the warrant required medical practitioners to determine examination methods, and the refusal should have been tested at the hospital; no offence was committed without this test.

Court Disposition

conviction and sentence quashed

Orders

  • Conviction quashed
  • Sentence quashed