Where a defendant was accused in relation to the acquisition of assets by criminal conduct, the onus was not on the prosecution to disprove the defendant’s assertions about how the assets had been acquired, but rather it was for the defendant to establish on a balance of probabilities that the defence applied.
Where a defendant was accused in relation to the acquisition of assets by criminal conduct, the onus was not on the prosecution to disprove the defendant’s assertions about how the assets had been acquired, but rather it was for the defendant to establish on a balance of probabilities that the defence applied.
Times 03-Mar-2000, Gazette 09-Mar-2000, [2000] EWCA Crim 20
Bailii
Criminal Justice Act 1988 93B
England and Wales
Criminal Practice
Updated: 14 January 2022; Ref: scu.158670
