Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Thornton: 1986

A police officer for the purposes of disciplinary proceedings had been ‘found guilty by a court of law of a criminal offence’ following a plea of guilty to an offence of wasting police time, albeit that he was subsequently conditionally discharged by the court before which he had pleaded guilty.

Citations:

[1986] 2 All ER 641

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedClarke v Regina CACD 12-Jun-2009
The defendant had pleaded guilty to concealing criminal property. He was conditionally discharged but also made subject to a confiscation order. He appealed saying that one could not be made if only a conditional discharge was imposed.
Held: . .
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Updated: 14 November 2022; Ref: scu.375150