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Jarrett v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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Jarrett v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police
   
Issue: Whether an arrest for breach of the peace was lawful where the conduct in question was agitation and excitement without any threat of injury; whether an arrest for assault was lawful where an attempt had been made to knock a notebook from a traffic warden’s hands
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   B3/2002/1589
   
Neutral Citation:   [2003] EWCA Civ 397
   
Judge(s): Potter and Chadwick LJJ and Black J
   
Date: 14 February 2003