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High Court of Northern Rhodesia - 1931

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December 1931
R v O'Connor (Criminal Review Case 1 of 1931) [1931] ZMHCNR 2 (31 December 1931)
Unenclosed mine property accessible to the public can constitute a "public place" under liquor licensing offences.
  • Statutory interpretation — "public place" under liquor licensing and penal provisions — unenclosed mine property and thoroughfares; enclosure immaterial; precedents considered (Langrish v. Levy)
31 December 1931
R v Samuel Gould (Criminal Review Case 1 of 1931) [1931] ZMHCNR 1 (31 December 1931)
Unenclosed mine property accessible to the public qualifies as a "public place" for gambling and public-order offences.
  • Criminal law — gambling/public order — meaning of "public place" — includes unenclosed private land accessible to the public — enclosure or private ownership immaterial — convictions affirmed.
31 December 1931