A Highland woman who admitted possessing a cache of fake designer goods has had sentence deferred again – because the court cannot establish how much the genuine equivalent would be worth.
In March, Donna Stewart admitted 15 charges of possessing fake designer clothes, jewellery and electronics for sale and sentence was deferred for a background report.
At the next hearing, Fiscal Ross Carvel said he had only been able to price some goods.
But Sheriff David Sutherland deferred sentence again last month for proper valuations of the equivalent genuine articles to enable him to determine sentence.
Stewart, 38, turned up at Inverness Sheriff Court again yesterday to be sentenced for her crime.
But both defence agent Rory Gowans and fiscal depute Alison Wylie told Sheriff Sutherland that Trading Standards had produced a report, but it lacked detail.
The Sheriff looked at the report, which had been drafted in chart form but failed to address the goods named in each of the charges.
He dismissed it, saying: “This means nothing.” and deferred sentence once more until June 14 for Ms Wylie to again request full costings.
Stewart, of 14 Loaneckheim, Kiltarlity admitted possessing various items of clothing and jewellery likely to be mistaken for registered trademarks with a view to gain or intent to cause loss to others at an address in Croyard Road, Beauly on December 18, 2013 and at 14 Loaneckheim, Beauly on July 15, 2014.
Some of the false trademarks included Stone Island, Hollister&Co, Barbour and Burberry. She also admitted having a watch with the Rolex brand name, a ‘Tiffany’ necklace and bracelet, ‘Ugg’ boots and a scarf.
Other fake goods named in the charges included ‘Jimmy Choo’ perfume, ‘Louis Vuitton’ purses and bracelets, a set of ‘Beats’ electronic headphones and ‘Chanel’ make-up and ear-rings.
She originally faced a total of 43 charges and has admitted a similar previous conviction. Her bail was continued.
