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Originally Posted by Derek S
Yep. Ask me about the misuse of drugs act 1971, the road traffic act 1988 or common law crimes in Scots law like assault, theft etc. and you'll get an answer thats probably 100% correct.
Ask me about constitutional matters and authority of the courts and I'll be running screaming for the hills.
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see what you said there? look at the crimes that are part of Common Law. All the really important ones are part of Common Law, IE Murder, Assault,Theft. Lesser crimes are part of constitutional law so it does look to me like the greater of the laws is Common Law.
There is a chance that this guy is totally correct in what he did under Common Law and if he was fair play. Afterall Magistraits are just regular Joes supposedly picked because of their impeccable character etc but if they do not know the law then who are they to law judgement upon us.