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1、BatteryAssaultFalseimprisonmentLEGALAUTHORITY·Theexerciseoflegalauthority,usuallyarrest,isagooddefencetotrespasstotheperson·Buttheinterferencemustbelawful,bycommonlaworstatute,andeffectedincompliancewithanycommonlaworstatutoryrequirements·Eventhereisjustificationto
2、makethearrest,theymaylosedefenceiftheydidnotcomplywithstatutoryrequirementPOLICEPOWEROFARREST:·Commonlaw:sameasforcitizen·Statuteowithwarrant:seeMOs31andotherordinancesconferringpowertoissuewarrant;-seeCrawley(Therestaurantcommittedacrimebutwasarrestedwithwarrant.T
3、hearrestislawfulbecausethereisawarrant.-Arrestbywarrantisalwaysvalid,evenifirregularitiesinthewarrantArrestwithoutwarrant·IncludesCPOs101(2)(above)·PoliceForceOrdinance(“PFO”)s50(broadpowers,reasonablysuspectedoffencesforwhichimprisonmentcanbeordered(anydegreeofimp
4、risonment);oranyoffence,ifsummonsimpracticable)·SeealsoPFOs54givespowerofsearch,andImmigrationOrdinances17CandD:policecanaskanyonetoproducetheIDcards-Policecanstopsomeonewhoactinasuspiciousmanner-HKordinancegivesmuchpowertopolice·Reasonableforcecanbeusedagainstpers
5、onsresistingpolice(Collins–policesuspectedaprostitute,butthepolicehasnopowertoarrestandsonopowertograbherhand–wouldresultbedifferentinHKinlightoftheseprovisions?)oInHongKong,policecanusereasonableforcetorestrainTracyWilcockifsherefusestoshowherIDcard.NOTE:forarrest
6、tobelawful,statutemustbecompliedwith,i.e.normallyrequiresreasonablesuspicionofanoffence,e.g.CPO101(2),PFOs50(1)·Otherwisepoliceofficercommitsabatteryand/orfalseimprisonmentYeungMayWan(CFAcase):s50(1)requiresagenuinesuspicionthattheoffencewascommittedandtheremustbeo
7、bjectivelyreasonablegroundsforthatsuspicion·Intheabsenceofsuchsuspicion,thearrestswereunlawfulandtheactionsoftheaccusedinobstructingpoliceofficersandresistingarrestwerelawful·Mustgivereasons(LeungKwokHung–abusinessmanwaschargedwithobstructionbuthedidnotunderstandth
8、ereasonswhyhewasarrested.Thisisnotalawfularrest.):understandablereason·Plainlanguageacceptable·mustusereasonableforceonly:CPOs101A;(Crawley-amanw
