| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2006] All ER (D) 59 (Apr) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Rose LJ, Penry-Davey and Fulford JJ |
| Representation | Jonathan Ashley-Norman (instructed by BTMK Solicitors, Southend-on-Sea) for the defendant. |
| Stephen Hellman (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 5 April 2006 |
Catchwords
Drugs - Drug trafficking - Confiscation order - Defendant buying house two years after confiscation order made - Judge increasing amount to be recovered under confiscation order - Whether judge erring in exercise of discretion.
The Case
The Crown Court's discretion under s16 of the to increase the amount to be recovered under a confiscation order was unfettered. A judge could have regard to matters, or reject them as of little significance. It depended on the circumstances of the individual case.
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