Hearings
England & Wales
18 Feb 1977 [1977] QB 614; [1977] 2 WLR 716; [1977] 3 All ER 417; 65 Cr App R 86, CA
28 Apr 1977 (pet dis) [1977] 1 WLR 526, HL(E)
R v Howells
Additional names
Comr of Police of the Metropolis v Howells
See also
Subject Matter
CRIME — Firearms — Antiques — No certificate — Belief honestly held on reasonable grounds of firearm being antique firearm — Whether defence to charge of possession without certificate — Whether absolute offence — “Antique firearm … possessed as a curiosity or ornament” — Firearms Act 1968, ss 1 (1) (a), 58 (2)
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
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