AAB, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 880 (26 July 2024)
The applicant was trafficked for the purposes of exploitation and compelled to commit the offence; there was no realistic alternative but to comply; the nexus between trafficking and offending is established; had an application been made, the indictment would have been stayed; the conviction is unsafe and must be quashed.
- Citation
- [2024] EWCA Crim 880
- Parties
- Appellant: AAB; Respondent: Rex
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 26 July 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction From Derby Crown Court
- Outcome
- Appeal allowed; conviction quashed
- Legal Topics
- Modern Slavery, Trafficking, Abuse of Process, Fresh Evidence, Extension of Time, Public Interest in Prosecution
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Parties
AAB
Appellant
Rex
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction From Derby Crown Court
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the conviction is unsafe due to the applicant's status as a victim of trafficking and compulsion to commit the offence
- 2 Whether fresh evidence should be admitted on appeal
- 3 Whether there is a sufficient nexus between trafficking and the offence
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant was trafficked for the purposes of exploitation and compelled to commit the offence; there was no realistic alternative but to comply; the nexus between trafficking and offending is established; had an application been made, the indictment would have been stayed; the conviction is unsafe and must be quashed.
Court Disposition
Appeal allowed; conviction quashed
Orders
- Conviction quashed
- Extension of time granted
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