Hearings
England & Wales
25 Mar 2003 [2003] EWCA Crim 813; [2004] QB 690; [2003] 3 WLR 693; [2003] 2 Cr App R 302; The Times, 28 April 2003, CA (Mantell LJ, Field J, Judge Paget QC)
28 Oct 2003 (pet dis) [2003] 1 WLR 2837, HL(E)
R v Matthews (Mark Anthony)
Subject Matter
CRIME — Offensive weapon — Article with blade — Defendant charged with possession of knife in public place — Good reason or lawful authority to be proved in order to establish statutory defence — Whether compatible with presumption of innocence — Criminal Justice Act 1988, s 139 (as amended by Offensive Weapons Act 1996, s 3) — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 6(2)
[2003] EWCA Crim 813; [2004] QB 690; [2003] 3 WLR 693; [2003] 2 Cr App R 302; The Times, 28 April 2003, CA
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Having Article with Blade or Point in a Public Place - Defences - Good Reason or Lawful Authority (s. 139(4))
B12.187
Burden of Proof - Incidence of the Legal Burden: the Human Rights Act 1998 - L v DPP: Criminal Justice Act 1988, s. 139(4) F3.21