AG v Lumb [2021] JRC 185 (07 July 2021)

AG v Lumb [2021] JRC 185 (07 July 2021)

The court found the defendant's explanations unpersuasive and unsupported by evidence, and held that the statutory assumptions under Article 5 should not be disapplied. Accordingly, the defendant was found to have benefitted from drug trafficking in the sum of £40,256.30 and a confiscation order was made for £401.30.

Citation
[2021] JRC 185
Parties
Applicant: Attorney General; Defendant: David Lumb
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
07 July 2021
Procedural Posture
Confiscation Application / Post Conviction, Sentencing Adjournment
Outcome
confiscation order granted
Legal Topics
Confiscation Order, Drug Trafficking, Benefit From Criminal Conduct, Application of Statutory Assumptions

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Parties

Attorney General

Applicant

David Lumb

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Confiscation Application / Post Conviction, Sentencing Adjournment

  1. 1 Whether the defendant benefitted from drug trafficking within the meaning of the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999
  2. 2 Whether the statutory assumptions under Article 5 should be applied or disapplied

Ratio Decidendi

The court found the defendant's explanations unpersuasive and unsupported by evidence, and held that the statutory assumptions under Article 5 should not be disapplied. Accordingly, the defendant was found to have benefitted from drug trafficking in the sum of £40,256.30 and a confiscation order was made for £401.30.

Court Disposition

confiscation order granted

Orders

  • Declaration that the defendant benefitted from drug trafficking in the sum of £40,256.30
  • Confiscation order in the sum of £401.30