Coffin v Smith

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Year1980
Date1980
CourtDivisional Court
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2 cases
  • 'C' v DPP
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 4 Noviembre 2003
    ...he was merely carrying out a socially desirable act, as the justices found. Mr Lofthouse referred us to Coffin and Another v Smith (1980) 71 Cr App R 221. Particular reference was made to the judgment of Donaldson LJ at page 226, where he said: "The modern law on the subject is, I think, to......
  • Hksar v Au Kwok Kuen And Others
    • Hong Kong
    • High Court (Hong Kong)
    • 2 Junio 2010
    ...the police can enter private premises to keep the peace, prevent crime or protect property from criminal injury. Coffin v Smith (1980) 71 Cr App R 221; Lewis v Prosser, unreported, Queen’s Bench Divisional Court (Watkins LJ & Nolan J), CO/1150/83, 30 October 1984; Lamb v Director of Public ......

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