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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Decisions >> R v Gilks [1972] EWCA Crim 2 (27 June 1972) URL: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/1972/2.html Cite as: 136 JP 777, [1972] 1 WLR 1341, [1972] EWCA Crim 2, 56 Cr App Rep 734, [1972] 3 All ER 280 |
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CRIMINAL DIVISION
B e f o r e :
LORD JUSTICE STEPHENSON
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MR. JUSTICE WILLIS
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| Donald GILKS |
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MR. R. PURNELL (for MISS S. NORWOOD) appeared on behalf of the Crown.
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Crown Copyright ©
The questions of law arise under the following sections of The Theft Act, 1968:
In the grounds of appeal it is contended that all these directions were wrong.
"Now, what this man says is that he did not act dishonestly. He says in his view Bookmakers and punters are a race apart and that when you are dealing with your bookmaker different rules apply. He agreed it would be dishonest if his grocer gave him too much change and he knew it and kept the change; he agreed it would be dishonest but he says bookmakers are different and if your book-maker makes a mistake and pays you too much there is nothing dishonest about keeping it."
LORD JUSTICE CAIRNS: What is the point of general public importance that you wish us to certify?
LORD JUSTICE CAIRNS: That is not a point of law. Tell us what the point of law is.
MR. WEBB: I am unable to do so .... I am bound to say this is a point of fact and not ......