Criminal Law Cases on Characteristics Of A Crime

Commissioner of Police v Bello

Court: Supreme Court of Ghana

Year: 1961

Principle(s): Cheating is not stealing, which is crime. (cheating is not). Cheating may be a public wrong, but still not a crime. Cheating may also be morally objectionable, but that alone does not make it a crime.

Shaw v DPP

Court: House of Lords

Year: 1961

Principle(s):

R v Brown

Court: House of Lords

Year: 1993

Principle(s):

Hemans v Cofie

Court: Supreme Court

Year: 1997-98

Principle(s): Defaulting on repaying a debt is not a criminal offence, merely a breach of contract and the remedy lies in a civil suit; Police are not debt-collectors; A person cannot be arrested in place of another (e.g Arrest a son for the father's crime)

Knuller (Publishing, Printing and Promotions) Ltd v DPP

Court: House of Lords

Year: 1973

Principle(s):

Republic v Yebbi and Avalifo

Court: Supreme Court of Ghana

Year: 1999-2000

Principle(s): Crimes as offences against the state; divisions of crime;