Hearings
England & Wales
28 Feb 2019 [2019] EWHC 428 (Admin); [2019] 4 WLR 46; [2019] WLR(D) 170, QBD (Julian Knowles J)
Richardson (Scott) v Director of Public Prosecutions
Subject Matter
ROAD TRAFFIC — Drunk in charge of motor vehicle — “Public place” — Defendant in motor vehicle parked in private car park — Defendant convicted of being in charge of mechanically propelled vehicle on public place whilst unfit through drink — Whether car park “public place” — Whether conviction to be quashed — Road Traffic Act 1988 (c 52) (as amended by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c 40), ss 4, 48, Sch 4, para 78(2)), ss 4(2), 192(1)
[2019] EWHC 428 (Admin); [2019] 4 WLR 46; [2019] WLR(D) 170, QBD
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Definitions - Road or Other Public Place - Other Public Place
C1.17