The defendants had been found guilty of conspiracy to deliver counterfeit notes. They now appealed against sentence and confiscation orders. The notes were high quality and denomination dollar notes, with probable total face values of many millions. The suggested motivation was terroristic in being intended to undermine fait in the US currency.
Held: There were were no sufficient disparities between the sentences to allow an appeal on that ground, and the sentences were not excessive.
Judges:
Rose LJ VP CACD, Poole, David JJ
Citations:
[2004] EWCA Crim 408, 2004] 2 Cr App Rep (S) 61, [2004] Crim LR 493
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Citing:
Cited – Regina v Dossetter and Others 1999
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Cited – Regina v Dickens CACD 11-Apr-1990
The defendant had been convicted of conspiring to import cannabis, and made subject inter alia to a confiscation order.
Held: ‘ the object of the Act is to ensure, so far as is possible, that the convicted drug trafficker is parted from the . .
Cited – Regina v Rose CACD 17-Feb-1993
A judge must follow the Regina v Dickens guidelines when making a drugs confiscation order. Alliott J said: ‘We agree that if admissible evidence satisfies a judge so that he is sure that any given sum is a benefit, then there is no need for him to . .
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Cited – Ahmad, Regina v SC 18-Jun-2014
The court considered the proper approach for the court to adopt, and the proper orders for the court to make, in confiscation proceedings where a number of criminals (some of whom may not be before the court) had between them acquired property or . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 16 August 2022; Ref: scu.406609