The Law Reports (Queen's Bench Division)
[1969] 2 QB 474
[COURT OF APPEAL]
REGINA
v.
WUYTS
1969 April 17
Widgery and Karminski L.JJ. and Geoffrey Lane J.
Crime
— Forgery
— Possession of forged documents
— Banknotes
— Lawful authority or excuse
— Forged notes retained to surrender to police
— Notes not handed to police at first available opportunity
— Excuse consistent with common law duty
— Whether “lawful … excuse”
— Whether offence absolute
— Whether purpose of retention question for jury
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Forgery Act, 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5, c. 27), s. 8 (1).