Hearings
England & Wales
10 May 2002 [2002] EWCA Crim 1033; [2003] QB 951; [2003] 2 WLR 115; [2002] 2 Cr App R 405, CA
03 Jul 2003 (pet dis) [2003] 1 WLR 1811, HL(E)
R v Cotter
Additional names
R v Clair
R v Winn
Subject Matter
CRIME — Common law offence — Perverting course of justice — False allegation of racially motivated assault by unidentified assailants — Complaint investigated by police but no arrest made or proceedings commenced — Whether investigation alone sufficient to constitute “course of public justice” — Whether definition of offence complying with requirements of certainty — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 7
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Perverting the Course of Justice - Acts which may Amount to Perverting the Course of Justice - False Allegations
B14.46
Other Offences Relating to Offenders - Wasting Police Time B14.82