Court of Appeal Quashes Motorcycle Forfeiture Order & Directs PSNI to Explore all Interests before Destroying Vehicles
The Court of Criminal Appeal today quashed a Forfeiture Order imposed by Antrim Crown Court in respect of a BMW motorcycle when sentencing Gabriel Mackle for explosives and ammunition charges in 2014. On the 8th September 2014 the Crown Court imposed an order forfeiting a BMW motorcycle which the prosecution claimed had been used by Mr Mackle to transport a quantity of .22 ammunition and a bottle containing mercury. Mr Mackle pleaded guilty to the offences and received an 8 year sentence in June 2014. In September 2014 the Crown Court Judge imposed the order on the BMW motorcycle.
