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Attorney General's Reference (No 3 of 2003)

[2004] EWCA Crim 868; [2005] QB 73; [2004] 3 WLR 451; [2004] 2 Cr App R 23

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Year2004

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

The common-law offence of misconduct in public office requires a public officer wilfully to neglect or misconduct himself to such a degree as to amount to an abuse of the public's trust, without reasonable excuse or justification.

Area of Law

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