Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [1998] All ER (D) 142
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:

Judge LJ, Mitchell J and the Recorder of Birmingham

Representation Leon da Costa (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the applicant.
  Graham Buchanan (instructed by the Solicitor for Customs & Excise) for the Crown.
Judgment Dates: 22 April 1998

Catchwords

Criminal law - Drug trafficking - Confiscation order - Jurisdiction - Judge postponing hearing within six-month time limit - Judge falling ill - Listing officer further postponing hearing within six-month time limit - Judge postponing hearing beyond six-month time limit - Whether judge having jurisdiction to make confiscation order - .

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