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Wood v DPP

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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Wood v DPP
   
Issue: Whether it was lawful to restrain a person for a short period of time whilst officers established whether he was the person that they intended to arrest; whether a conviction for disorderly behaviour for struggling during that period was proper.
   
Court: Divisional Court
   
Reference:   CO/599/2008
   
Neutral Citation:   [2008] EWHC 1056 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Latham LJ and Underhill J
   
Date: 14 May 2008