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ECLI:NL:RBNNE:2021:5332 ECLI:NL:RBNNE:2021:5332 AI generated

Court orders partial reduction of illicit gain confiscation due to four-year delay in proceedings.

Case Number ECLI:NL:RBNNE:2021:5332
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Netherlands (NL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The court ordered the defendant to pay €119,894.11 to the state for illicit gains derived from a cannabis cultivation operation. Although the prosecution sought the full amount of €133,215.68, the court acknowledged the defendant's silence regarding costs and sales figures but noted the significant four-year procedural delay. Consequently, the court applied a 10% reduction to compensate for this delay, while rejecting further mitigation based on the defendant's alleged financial difficulties.

Legislator headnote

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Article 36e of the Criminal Code; Article 6:6:25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: In confiscation proceedings, a significant delay in proceedings must be compensated by reducing the assessed amount of illicit gains, though the defendant's financial situation does not independently warrant further reduction.

Keywords

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illicit gains confiscation procedural delay compensation cannabis cultivation reduction of confiscation Wetboek van Strafrecht Wetboek van Strafvordering unjust enrichment

Cited Legislation

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Article 36e of the Criminal Code
Article 6:6:25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
artikel 6:6:25 van het Wetboek van Strafvordering
artikel 36e van het Wetboek van Strafrecht
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