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Chandra Silochan and another (Appellants) v Rickie Cedeno (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Case summary
Case ID
JCPC/2022/0002
Jurisdiction
Trinidad and Tobago
Parties
Appellant(s)
Chandra Silochan
Ingrid Silochan
Respondent(s)
Rickie Cedeno
Issue
Whether the Appellants’ convictions should stand; in the alternative, whether the Appellants’ sentences should stand.
Facts
In October 2008 the Respondent, a Development Control Inspector, laid a complaint against the Appellants in the Magistrates’ Court complaining that from January to August 2008 the Appellants did not remove from their land a building in respect of which a planning enforcement notice had been served in November 2005.The Magistrates found the Appellants guilty and fined them over $800,000. In default of payment of the fine, the Appellants were sentenced to two years of hard labour.The Court of Appeal allowed the Appellants’ appeal in part, including by substituting the hard labour requirement in the default sentence with a term of two years simple imprisonment.
Date of issue
1 December 2021
Judgment details
Judgment date
2 February 2023
Neutral citation
[2023] UKPC 5
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Hearing dates
Start date
13 June 2022
End date
13 June 2022
Watch hearings
13 June 2022 - Morning session
13 June 2022 - Afternoon session
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