AG -v- Scobie [2009] JRC 250 (18 December 2009)

JUDGMENT THE BAILIFF: 1. You were found in possession with intent to supply 850 grams of cannabis and you were also found in possession of various other small drugs for personal use. You also drove without insurance and drove whilst disqualified and this is the third time that you have driven without insurance and the consequences for others if you crash into them can be very serious in such cases. You offended whilst on bail and you have a very poor record.

2. In mitigation, Mr Bell has urged the fact that you did plead guilty to all the drug offences and this was a plea of some value, but most particularly, he says that, at the age of 51, you have now realised you have got to change your ways; otherwise you are just going to carry on as you have in past, which is clearly not ideal. We have read the reports and we accept that, hopefully, you have realised the time has come to break the patterns of the past. We have read your letter and we have taken careful note of it. Nevertheless, as your counsel has realistically accepted, there is no alternative to a prison sentence but we do feel that we can reduce the conclusions slightly.

3. On the First Indictment: Count 1; 1 week, Count 2; 3 weeks, Count 3; 12 months, Count 5; 3 weeks, Count 6; 12 months and Count 7; 12 months, but all of those to be concurrent. And then in relation to the Second Indictment, Count 1; 8 months and Count 2; 9 months, we are reducing that from 12 months, all of those to be concurrent but consecutive to the others, making a total of 21 months' imprisonment and we impose a disqualification from driving for 2 years.

4. We order the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs. Authorities Campbell & Others-v-AG [1995] JLR 136 . Page Last Updated: 29 Jul 2016 BAILII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Donate to BAILII