The Law Reports (Queen's Bench Division)
[1967] 2 QB 510
[DIVISIONAL COURT]
KENLIN AND ANOTHER v. GARDINER AND ANOTHER
1966 Nov. 1
LORD PARKER C.J., WINN L.J. and WIDGERY J.
Crime
— Assault
— Police
— Self-defence
— Detention by police officers to question
— Decision to arrest not made
— Genuine belief that officers not policemen
— Assault on officers in ensuing struggle
— Whether technical assault by police officers
— Whether justified
— Whether self-defence justification for assault on police officers
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Police Act, 1964 (c. 48), s. 51 (1).
Crime
— Self-defence
— Assault by police
— Right of self-defence.