The appellant was convicted of handling stolen goods and sentenced to 4 years and 6 months’ imprisonment. He had a scrap metal dealer business, and the proceeds from a high-end jewellery store burglary were found at his premises, valued around £82,000. The sentencing judge took the view that he was…
The appellant pleaded guilty on the first day of trial to handling stolen goods and was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months imprisonment. He was stopped driving a stolen car valued at £32,000 and said he had been paid to drive it to Leeds. The sentencing judge placed this…
The appellant pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods and was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months’ imprisonment. During the course of police surveillance for an unrelated matter the appellant was seen in a unit in which a considerable number of car parts were subsequently found. The parts came from…
The applicant pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods and was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment. He handled televisions and alcohol stolen from a pub saying that he had unloaded the stolen property when the burglar had attended his home address. The judge referred to the applicant’s extensive criminal history when…