Court of Appeal Wellington
26 June; 5 July 2000
Tipping, Heron and Williams JJ
26 June; 5 July 2000
Tipping, Heron and Williams JJ
Criminal practice and procedure — Sentence — Forfeiture — Proceeds of crime — Proportionality — Husband and wife convicted of drug-dealing offences — ``Tainted property'' ordinary family home — Whether offending at property being ancillary to use as family home meant penalty disproportionate — Whether order unduly harsh when appellants' children still living at property — Appellant wife's mental health adversely affected by order — Whether these factors create special feature justifying “buy-back” order — Proceeds of Crime Act 1991, s 15(2).
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