The defendant had been given a conditional discharge, which had the effect under section 12(2) of avoiding disqualification. The prosecutor appealed by case stated.
Held: The conditional discharge was set aside. The Divisional Court had said more than once that conditional discharge provisions should not be used in order to avoid disqualification in cases where, under the 1930 Act, the defendant must be disqualified in the absence of special circumstances. It further held that there were no special circumstances on the facts.
Judges:
Lord Goddard CJ
Citations:
[1954] 1 WLR 1338
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Varma, Regina v SC 10-Oct-2012
The defendant had been convicted of offences under the 1979 Act, but then conditionally discharged. He had appealed against a confiscation order. The prosecutor now appealed against an order quashing the confiscation.
Held: The appeal was . .
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Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.464813