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Gough and another v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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Gough and another v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police
   
Issue: Whether the police could retain property under s22 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 when they suspected, but could not prove, that it was stolen
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   B1/2003/1307
   
Neutral Citation:   [2004] EWCA Civ 206
   
Judge(s): Potter and Carnwath LJJ and Park J
   
Date: 2 March 2004