Stewart v Police - [1961] NZLR 680

Criminal law — Police offences — Obstructing footpath — Meaning of "obstruct" — Onus of proof of "lawful justification or excuse" — Police Offences Act 1927, s. 3 (eee) (Police Offences Amendment Act 1958, s. 2 (1)) — Summary Proceedings Act 1957, s. 67 (8).