Hearings
England & Wales
30 Jun 1967 [1967] 1 WLR 1209; [1967] 3 All ER 93, CA
02 May 1968 [1969] 2 AC 256; [1968] 2 WLR 1303; [1968] 2 All ER 356; 52 Cr App R 373, HL(E)
R v Warner (Reginald)
Additional names
Warner v Metropolitan Police Comr
Subject Matter
CRIME — Drugs — Unauthorised possession of — Meaning — Defendant in possession of box which he knew to contain something — Whether defence that he did not know it contained drugs — Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1964, s 1 (1)
Appellate History
R v Warner (Reginald) [1967] 1 WLR 1209; [1967] 3 All ER 93, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed on the point of law
R v Warner (Reginald) [1969] 2 AC 256; [1968] 2 WLR 1303; [1968] 2 All ER 356; 52 Cr App R 373, HL(E)
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Relationship between Actus Reus and Mens Rea - A Mental Element in the Actus Reus?
A1.5
Belief A2.15
Strict Liability - Imposition of Strict Liability - Social Dangers A2.26
Possessing etc. Firearm or Ammunition without Firearm Certificate - Possession Generally B12.44
Possessing etc. Firearm or Ammunition without Firearm Certificate - Possession and Mens Rea B12.45
Possessing or Distributing Prohibited Weapons or Ammunition - Strict Liability for s. 5 Offence B12.78
Possession of Offensive Weapon - ‘Has with Him’ and Knowledge - Lack of Knowledge that the Thing was a Weapon B12.169
Offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 - Meaning of ‘Possession’ - Knowledge of Possession B19.31
Offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 - Drugs in Containers B19.36
Offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 - Mens Rea B19.38