Hearings
England & Wales
12 Jul 1962 [1964] AC 763; [1962] 3 WLR 694; [1962] 2 All ER 314, CCA
12 Jul 1962 [1964] AC 763; [1962] 3 WLR 694; [1962] 3 All ER 142; 46 Cr App R 347, HL(E)
Chandler v Director of Public Prosecutions
Additional names
R v
Subject Matter
CRIME — Official secrets — Prejudice to State — Evidence — Conspiracy to enter and incite others to enter a prohibited place — Purpose of entry to ground aircraft to prevent carriage of nuclear weapons — Meaning of “purpose” — Evidence by Crown witness that entry prejudicial to State — Judge's exclusion of cross-examination and evidence as to defendants' intention and showing that acts in fact beneficial to State — Whether judge right in so ruling — Whether acts disclosed conspiracy to commit breach of section 1 of Act of 1911 — Official Secrets Act, 1911, s 1 (1)
[1964] AC 763; [1962] 3 WLR 694
CROWN — Prerogative — Safety of State — Evidence as to interests of State — Challenge of policy — Evidence by Crown witness that defendants' plan to enter prohibited place prejudicial to State — Judge's refusal to allow cross-examination and evidence as to defendants' intention and to challenge policy of Crown — Whether judge right in so ruling — Official Secrets Act, 1911, s 1 (1)
[1964] AC 763; [1962] 3 WLR 694
STATUTE — Construction — Side note — Cannot be used as aid to construction — Official Secrets Act, 1911, s 1
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Espionage - Mens Rea: Purpose Prejudicial to the Safety or Interests of the State
B9.6