› assault of police officer - whether lawful apprehension under Mental Health and Related Services Act s 163
› no reasonable grounds for apprehension
› appeal against conviction allowed
Hortin v Rowbottom (1993) 68 A Crim R 381; R v Lavery (1978) 19 SASR 515; R v O’Donohoe (1988) 34 A Crim R 397; Smith v The Queen [1957] HCA 3; (1957) 97 CLR 100; Van Der Meer and Others v R [1988] HCA 56; (1988) 62 ALJR 656 - applied