A householder does not abandon goods that he puts in his dustbin. He intends the goods to be collected by the local authority, so a dustman could be guilty of theft if he appropriates goods from a dustbin with the relevant mens rea.
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Williams v Phillips (1957) 41 Cr App R 5)
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#crime #law #theft
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A householder does not abandon goods that he puts in his dustbin. He intends the goods to be collected by the local authority, so a dustman could be guilty of theft if he appropriates goods from a dustbin with the relevant mens rea.
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#crime #law #theft
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A householder does not abandon goods that he puts in his dustbin. He intends the goods to be collected by the local authority, so a dustman could be guilty of theft if he appropriates goods from a dustbin with the relevant mens rea.
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Williams v Phillips (1957) 41 Cr App R 5)
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Open it Property can cease to belong to another if it has been abandoned. However, the courts do not readily find that property has been abandoned. In Williams v Phillips (1957) 41 Cr App R 5), it was held that a householder does not abandon goods that he puts in his dustbin. He intends the goods to be collected by the local authority, so a dustman could be guilty of theft
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