Info required kind of quickly?

[Jim'schim]

Could any of the resident BiB please tell me what the charge of "public mischief" is? and what is the likely outcome? I believe it's something to do with wasting police time. This is under Scottish law if that makes a difference. And, NO, it isn't me that's involved.

[Dwight VanDriver]

Not into Jocklaw and first thoughts were something like weeing in a public place.

But my only reference comes from my 1963 copy of Moriarty's Police Law:

Public Mischief: R v Manley [1933] decided that a person causing police officers to waste their time by giving them false information has committed the common law misdemeanour of public mischief. But this was critiscised in R v Newland [1953] stating the right approach to cases of public mischief is to regard them as part of the law of conspiracy and to hold the actions of an individual not committed in conjunction with others as indictable only if they consitute what has been held in the past to be a common law or statutory offence.

J.P.s have a general power to bind over to be of good behaviour.

Modern day there is a specific offence of wasting police time but P.M. may have been retained in Scottish law.

(picks up bagpipes and departs non the bloody wiser)

DVD

[TripleS]

Dwight VanDriver said:

Not into Jocklaw and first thoughts were something like weeing in a public place. But my only reference comes from my 1963 copy of Moriarty's Police Law: Public Mischief: R v Manley [1933] decided that a person causing police officers to waste their time by giving them false information has committed the common law misdemeanour of public mischief. But this was critiscised in R v Newland [1953] stating the right approach to cases of public mischief is to regard them as part of the law of conspiracy and to hold the actions of an individual not committed in conjunction with others as indictable only if they consitute what has been held in the past to be a common law or statutory offence. J.P.s have a general power to bind over to be of good behaviour. Modern day there is a specific offence of wasting police time but P.M. may have been retained in Scottish law. (picks up bagpipes and departs non the bloody wiser) DVD

I don't suppose anyone will know what I'm talking about, but would that be the same Moriarty wot used to be Gritpipe-Thynne's sidekick?

Best wishes all,
Dave.

[mybrainhurts]

Dwight VanDriver said:

Modern day there is a specific offence of wasting police time.........

Brunstrom should be charged with that......

[Hilts]

Dwight VanDriver said:

Not into Jocklaw and first thoughts were something like weeing in a public place. DVD

My cousin got a 50 pound fine for 'urinating in an alleyway', I think the charge was breach of the peace. Was a while back so not sure.

[Double Play]

TripleS said:

I don't suppose anyone will know what I'm talking about, but would that be the same Moriarty wot used to be Gritpipe-Thynne's sidekick? Best wishes all, Dave.

Needle Nardle Noo!