Director of Public Prosecutions v Patterson

Subject Matter

CRIME — Theft — Dishonesty — Whether test set out in Court of Appeal authority still applicable

[2017] EWHC 2820 (Admin); [2018] 1 Cr App R 28, DC

JUDICIAL PRECEDENT — Obiter — How far binding — Obiter in Supreme Court judgment expressing doubt about test for dishonesty set out in Court of Appeal decision — Extent to which Court of Appeal bound by its own previous decision

[2017] EWHC 2820 (Admin); [2018] 1 Cr App R 28, DC

Commentary

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