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R v Paul

Northern Ireland Law Reports (Digests) Cited authorities 2 Cited in Precedent Map Related
Vincent
JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
Judgment Date01 January 1952
Date01 January 1952
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland)
(C.C.A., N.I.),
Reg
and
Paul

Person in charge of motor car under the influence of drink - Circumstances constituting "in charge of" motor car -Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act (Northern Ireland), 1934 (24 25 Geo. 5, c. 15), s. 2.

The appellant was indicted for having been found in charge of a motor car under the influence of drink contrary to s. 2 of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act (Northern Ireland), 1934. At the material time the car was incapable of being started owing to the condition of the battery. The appellant's case was that he was neither the owner nor the driver of the car and that when he was found sitting therein he was merely awaiting the return of the driver who had gone for assistance. It was admitted that the car was on a journey in connection with the appellant's business and that he had been alone in the car for about three quarters of an hour before the car was found by the police. Held, (i) that a vehicle is a motor car within the meaning of the statute...

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