CRIMINAL DIVISION
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B e f o r e :
MR JUSTICE KEITH
MRS JUSTICE THIRLWALL DBE
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CHRISTOPHER PAUL LONG |
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Mr S Brady appeared on behalf of the Crown
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"In my judgment, this evidence is relevant and admissible to go to knowledge and suspicion at the relevant time. In other words, the fact that he had earlier cashed cheques in large amounts is a matter the jury are entitled to know about and consider when dealing with the question of whether, or that the Crown has proved that in relation to this payment in, he knew or suspected that it was criminal property."
"The reasonably arguable ground of appeal is that the judge did not anywhere in the summing-up clearly spell out what the defence really was, namely that you did not know or suspect any illegality. The fact that the case against you was strong, and probably even stronger because you did not give evidence, arguably made it even more important that the judge did, at least once in his summing-up, summarise the defence and in doing so at least mention that there was no evidence before the jury that the earlier transactions were criminal."