1999/102 - AG v Chevalier [1999] UR 102 (9 June 1999)

The defendant was found in possession of commercial quantities of heroin with high purity, packaged for supply, and admitted acting as a delivery man for suppliers. The Court applied sentencing guidelines for commercial trafficking, setting a starting point of 7 years, and imposed concurrent sentences reflecting the seriousness of the offence and the defendant's role.

Citation: [1999] UR 102
Parties: Defendant: Chevalier; Prosecutor: Attorney General; Probation Officer: Dr Kelleher
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 09 June 1999
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics: Drug Offences, Possession With Intent to Supply, Sentencing Guidelines

Criminal Law Drug Offences Possession With Intent to Supply Sentencing Guidelines

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Parties

Chevalier

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Dr Kelleher

Probation Officer

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

1 Whether the defendant possessed heroin with intent to supply
2 Appropriate sentencing for possession of heroin with intent to supply

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

Chevalier sentenced to 5½ years' imprisonment on count 7 and lesser concurrent sentences on other counts, all sentences to run concurrently
Order for forfeiture and destruction of drugs seized