Junior Doctor arrested for drug offence- Case Dropped
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Date posted: 08 Sept 2021
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Case study summary
Our client was a young junior doctor who was alleged to have been in possession of a small amount of a class A substance.
The continuity of the evidence was insufficient to convict. We made this very clear to the officer and his inspector, who eventually agreed to drop the case.
Case study
Our client was a young junior doctor who was alleged to have been in possession of a small amount of a class A substance.
On arrest, he did not request the duty solicitor in his initial interview. Despite some circumstantial evidence that the drugs were his, after three appearances at the police station and sustained but diplomatic pressure from our criminal solicitor, the case ended with no further action from police.
Joseph Kotrie-Monson
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Joseph advises in serious crime, fraud and regulatory cases nationally and internationally. He is listed in the Chambers and Partners legal directory under Band 1 for Financial Crime and edits the textbook Cyber Crime Law & Practice.
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