AG -v- Boustouler [2007] JRC 202 (22 October 2007)

AG -v- Boustouler [2007] JRC 202 (22 October 2007)

The court found no exceptional circumstances to depart from established sentencing guidelines for street-level heroin supply, but considered the small quantity and lack of prior trafficking in mitigation, resulting in concurrent sentences of 6 months and 2 years.

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Citation
[2007] JRC 202
Parties
Prosecution: The Crown; Defendant: Boustouler
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
22 October 2007
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
conviction and sentence
Legal Topics
Drug Offences, Sentencing, Forfeiture
Criminal Law Drug Offences Sentencing Forfeiture

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Parties

The Crown

Prosecution

Boustouler

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for possession of heroin with intent to supply
  2. 2 application of sentencing guidelines for drug offences

Ratio Decidendi

The court found no exceptional circumstances to depart from established sentencing guidelines for street-level heroin supply, but considered the small quantity and lack of prior trafficking in mitigation, resulting in concurrent sentences of 6 months and 2 years.

Court Disposition

conviction and sentence

Orders

  • 6 months' imprisonment on Count 1
  • 2 years' imprisonment on Count 2, concurrent