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Legal System Assignment - The case of R v Maginnis [1987] AC 303.
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Legal System Assignment The case of R v Maginnis [1987] AC 303 produces a particular aspect of legal reasoning which can often prove to be problematic. Because the English language is not necessarily suited for expressing precise and unambiguous facts, courts; judges in particular, will generally have to interpret the words of statutes with regard to the facts of each particular case. Surprisingly, there is relatively little statutory control over the interpretation of legislation; it is mostly a matter for juridicial convention and precedent. In the case of Maginnis, a package of cannabis resin was found in the defendant's car when he was arrested in connection with another offence (an assault). The defendant claimed that the package was not his but had been left in his possession by a friend the previous evening who he expected would collect it from him. He was charged and convicted of, inter alia, possession of...
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